Arquitectura en contextos andinos: ¨Mercado de la cerámica artesanal para el barrio Cera, parroquia Taquil

Abstract

Abstract: This thesis develops the preliminary architectural design for a market for handmade ceramics, located in the Cera neighborhood of the Taquil parish, whose content responds to the field of study of architecture in Andean contexts. The origin of this work stems from the need to create a space that allows for the production, sale, and promotion of handmade ceramics, an activity that can also serve as a fundamental cultural, social, and economic hub for the community. The proposal is steeped in a theoretical and contextual analysis that adopts vernacular Andean architecture, traditional construction techniques, and the social dynamics of the territory. Based on a series of design criteria oriented toward sustainability, universal accessibility, and minimal intervention in the terrain, the solution to the needs of the artisans emerges. The market is conceived as a multifunctional facility that brings together retail spaces, workshops, exhibition spaces, a community plaza, and complementary services, presenting a proposal focused on social appropriation and the consolidation of cultural identity. In turn, the proposal makes use of local materials, reinterpreted construction techniques, and passive strategies from bioclimatic systems, with architecture becoming a new means of preserving ancestral knowledge and strengthening the local artisan economy.