SISTEMA EXPERIMENTAL DE RECICLAJE APLICADO A UNA EDIFICACIÓN EXISTENTE EN URDESA CENTRO GERIÁTRICO DIURNO

Abstract

There are two types of interventions that can be made in a building site: demolition and restoration. Demolition refers to the total o partial overthrow of a building site that is made to dismiss edifications that most of the times have mayor damages such as structural damages. Even though Ecuador has a law against the demolition of building sites in order to safeguard the cultural heritage of the country, in Guayaquil from two to three properties are demolished every month. In the other hand, there is the restoration of edifications that refers to any action that has as a target the restitution of the building site. Starting from the basics concepts of the interventions that can be made in a building site (demolition and restoration) and through its fusion, the SER system (Sistema Experimental de Reciclaje) was developed, which raises the reuse of the material that comes from demolitions to generate new spaces and element in a specific project. This trend is called recycled architecture. The objective of the system is to revalue the rubbish and reduce environmental impact that this generate when they are wasted improperly as it happens in Ecuador. This study was made into two stages. In the first instance a theoretical investigation was made. It is pursued by the proposal and development of the SER system. In the second instance, a field investigation was made about a practical case. In this section of the investigation the restoration of an uninhabited edification was made. SER system was applied to this building