Reactivación urbana del centro histórico de Azogues mediante una intervención urbano-arquitectónica en el mercado San Francisco

Abstract

Nowadays, the selection of the best-suited project for a city is relative to the democratic processes with socio-spatial bases, the latter, biased by the understanding of the multidimensional development filtered through the ethical judgment of those responsible for the design of the city. This study analyzes the case of the San Francisco market in the city of Azogues, a historical space that seeks to rethink itself in terms of a process that suppresses the arbitrary selection on which contemporary interventions within the ecuadorian context are based. Systematically, within this research, a combined methodology for the selection of the ideal project to be carried out within the market is developed and examined step by step. Initially, the assessment of the background of the historical context of the city takes place, which, by attaching it to the analysis of equipment endowment at the urban scale (carried out through the mapping of radios of influence of public buildings and public spaces), become in urban indicators of Azogues. Subsequently, public opinion is valued through focus groups and a connectivity analysis of the streets network is carried out using space syntax, in order to obtain a clear image of the city. The collected data is confronted with relevant case studies, located in patrimonial contexts of similar conditions to the study area. Finally, this combined methodology of background assessment concludes in a synthesis that is reflected in a design strategy for the execution of a subsequent urban-architectural project that meets the current needs of Azogues.