Anteproyecto para la recuperación del espacio público de la antigua estación del tren y actual bodega de E.T.A.P.A. E.P. en la parroquia Huayna-cápac de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The present research starts from the observation of the deficiency of quality public spaces in cities, and their constant degradation, especially consolidated urban areas, and the lack of caring in them, proposing a model untenable. After identifying this phenomenon in the urban area of Gapal in Cuenca, this thesis is oriented to generate a proposal of design of public space, which approach strategies of sustainable urbanism in order to improve these conditions. Based on a review of the literature on the theories of city and public space, theoritical strategies were extracted to project public spaces with a sustainable view for urban areas. A review was conducted of the strategic plans in relation to the public space of the city, knowing the proposal of Centralities which considers the involved sector. The diagnosis was developed with a methodology of sustainability indicators related to public space and the existing green areas. The preliminary project was designed according to the parameters obtained over the chapters in this research and they were applied in the project. It was found that the measured values with the proposal with respect to the indicators increased in relation to the initial condition, proposing in an urban scale, the insertion of the draft within a network of green public spaces in the City, prioritizing the recovery of public space for pedestrians.