Estudio patológico del inmueble residencial de la familia Mercado Hernández

Abstract

The pathological study below addresses the need for a solution of affectations of unknown origin and formal improvement of the residential property of the Mercado Hernández family located in the city of Barranquilla, department of Atlántico. Approach the application of the pathology of the construction, with an approach loaded with history, reviewing the evolution of the city and highlighting the property as a tangible reference of the domestic architecture of the Colombian Caribbean in the mid-twentieth century. Thus, it links the history of the city with the existing documentation on seismic microzoning, the applicability of urban planning and earthquake resistance at local and national levels and the intrinsic characteristics of Barranquilla. Generalized and punctual injuries are identified throughout the property, establishing the premise that major failures are found in the spurious additions of housing. Subsequently, field explorations are carried out at the level of coves and crack control, concluding the diagnosis with a proposal of integral intervention that guarantees the conservation of structural and formal elements worthy of preservation, the relocation of the added spaces that are implanted in the housing with total lack of value (and poor conservation conditions) and structural reinforcement of the patio walls. Keywords: pathological study, domestic architecture, Colombian Caribbean, seismic microzoning, comprehensive intervention proposal.