Transformaciones por el cambio de uso en edificaciones patrimoniales. Caso de estudio: seminario San Luis

Abstract

The lack of an integral approach in the formulation of guidelines for the conservation of historic buildings potentially adaptable to new uses, weakens the actions of conservation of cultural heritage, as well as the possibility of its use in processes of sustainable deve - lopment of historic centers. Therefore, this investigation analyzes the versatility of buil - dings that are transformed by adapting them to new uses and the impact that these transfor - mations generate on the herita - ge values of those buildings with historical, aesthetic, architectural, and symbolic singularities. The building of the old San Luis Seminary, located in Cuenca's historic center, is taken as a case study. This building has under - gone a series of transformations since its conception, adapting to the different uses that have been required in each period of history. The proposed methodology is based on the analysis of different aspects of the heritage building and its context, in order to identify the impact, positive or negative, that the various transformations have caused at a physical and symbolic level. Thus, considering that heritage is alive and constantly changing, guidelines are proposed, seeking a balance between the need to adapt the building to a new use and the conservation of herita - ge values; trying to generate the least possible impact on said va - lues. The case of the San Luis Seminary constitutes an appetizer for mul - tiple investigations involving he - ritage conservation, fulfilling the objective of generating a guide to improve actions in future inter - ventions