Aplicación de estrategias de diseño para vivienda en zona de asentamiento en subpáramo

Abstract

The project presents the design of a continuous housing typology, as a response to the problem of thermal and topographical adaptability of the urban centers located in sub páramo areas in Colombia, specifically developed and adapted for a zone in Vetas, Santander. It is theoretical and formally proposed from two components: the analysis and implementation of bioclimatic strategies and the urban environmental element. The bioclimatic strategies are developed from the typological analysis and comparison of vernacular and contemporary housing found in similar circumstances to those in sub páramo areas, leading to a reinterpretation of what vernacular means, as well as the application of Baruch Givoni’s psychrometric diagram and the calculation of the material’s thermal inertia index. Likewise, the user’s analysis, the topographical reading, and the search of a city block typology that could be replicated in similar contexts to the one in Vetas were the starting point to elaborate the proposition. The project seeks to be a typology that demonstrates an effective implementation and employment of passive bioclimatic strategies which substantially improve the thermal comfort of the sub páramo inhabitants, incorporating social and economic conditions and opportunities within the context.