Centro de acogida para jubilados en la ciudad Bicentenario de Machala.

Abstract

The present work aims to generate the architectural proposal of a Reception Center for Retirees in the Bicentennial City of Machala. For this purpose, an investigation was carried out on the nearby environment, its elements, conditioning elements and architectural typologies of analogous cases. In this building, the retiree can perform occupational and recreational activities that help improve their quality of life, experience active and healthy aging in contact with other people and the environment. According to information provided by the Association of Pensioners of Machala, there are 5,341 retirees and pensioners in the city, of whom 400 are active within the association, therefore, the demand for this physical space is 200 users per shift, divided into two different schedules.