Nuevo edificio administrativo y de aulas para el UCSG TEC.

Abstract

This document specifies the development of the preliminary project that proposes the architectural rehabilitation of what was the Cecilia Calderón House, a project designed by the renowned Guayaquil architect Guillermo Cubillo. Although the property does not have an official heritage declaration, its architectural value is significant for the scope it had to provide solutions to problems that were part of the era such as: climate adaptation, influence on urban fabric, formal language. Over time this work has been altered without technical criteria, distorting its form and functionality, and disconnecting it from the immediate environment. The project proposes an intervention that responds to the need to adapt the building to serve as the headquarters of the new UCSG TEC, a technical training institution focused on educational innovation. This transformation requires rethinking the use of buildings, which moves from residential to academic use, in terms of formal preservation, functional adaptation and relationship with the urban context. From a mixed methodological perspective, a comprehensive diagnosis of the current state of the building will be developed, an analysis based on urban reading of the sector for possible design criteria, and an academic program that serves as a basis for architectural design. The proposal not only seeks to revalue a forgotten work, but also to highlight the importance of generating responsible interventions in buildings with architectural potential and that are part of the historical memory of the city.