Prototipo de vivienda rural social, para la comunidad de Oñacapac del cantón Saraguro

Abstract

Abstract: This essay proposes a social, sustainable, and productive rural housing model, which uses natural materials from the environment, adapted to the cultural and social needs of the native Oñacapac community of the Saraguro canton. Its modulation and prefabrication system will reduce prices and construction time. The theme arises from the difficulty in obtaining a home among families within the community.Indigenous architecture has endogenous cultural, ancestral techniques and environmental elements, which have now been replaced by those from Western architecture. This has generated debt, migration, environmental and health problems, and the loss of traditions and customs.This flexible housing prototype was developed through the study of literature and fieldwork, a flexible housing prototype is developed, which through prefabrication and modulation facilitates and expedites the building process. This proposal is adapted to the cultural and productive requirements of the community members and allows community participation and natural materials use; being itself sustainable because of its low building price.