Propuesta de diseño arquitectónico de un centro gerontológico de atención diurna para la parroquia rural de Chuquiribamba del cantón y provincia de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Due to the fact that currently the infrastructures dedicated to the treatment of the elderly only focus on functionality and do notanalyze the way in which these spaces can affect the user in their psyche. In the present research work he sought howto improve spaces through a study of the principles of visual perception present in architecture and its influenceon users, as well as an analysis of the needs of the elderly at different levels; the architectural elements of vernacular architecture present in the rural parish of Chuquiribamba belonging to the canton and province of Loja, this being the study area where the demographic andsocioeconomic elements that characterize the population will be components for consideration; A study of references is also carried out that allow to guide on the principles and design elements for this type of infrastructure, and finally an analysis of the terrain to be intervened that is complemented with the presentation of the architectural proposal of the day centerfor the rural parish of Chuquiribamba.