Proyectar Edificaciones de Alta Densidad que Integren Dinámicas Productivas y Socioculturales (Conjunto Residencial Upanema Yopal, Casanare)

Abstract

This research emphasizes how to design high-density buildings that integrate productive and sociocultural dynamics. The aim is to provide communities with more suitable spaces, taking into account their needs based on their employment. This occurs within an urban context where vertical housing growth has become the most implemented solution due to the increased use of land. Currently, it is a challenge to create spaces that not only address housing needs but also foster community productivity, thereby improving urban productivity and enhancing social interaction within the community.

For this, a methodology was chosen based on the theoretical approach of Bernard Leupen, Carlos Martí Aris, and Joaquín Arnao Amo. At the same time, the design tools of three projects by the architectural group BIG (Blarke Ingels Group)—79&park, Mountain Dwellings, and VM house—were used. This helped consolidate the project's composition with four hybrid residential buildings that integrate productive spaces on the ground floor for social development. This proposal is geared towards intermediate cities that do not have very advanced high-density development, aiming to generate land efficiency, a bioclimatic and sustainable approach, and thus fostering socioeconomic development.