Centro de salud para infantes de la comuna 5 del Municipio de Bucaramanga

Abstract

During these years of research whose objective is to design a Health Center for infants in the municipality of Bucaramanga, it was necessary to get involved in the subject in order to obtain a diagnosis and recognize the shortcomings in the current infrastructures of this type of institutions that operate in the city, understanding its operation and the true needs of users. To achieve a real diagnosis, it was necessary to visit some of these spaces in order to recognize their organization, functionality and in this way, I was able to show and have direct contact with the user and medical personnel who gave their opinions and suggestions to improve care and respond better to certain problems and needs. This entire process is focused on child health taking into account population, economic, social and health factors, evaluating statistics and reports given by entities focused on these issues, studying design typologies and achieving closeness with infants and their parents, which, through surveys, it was possible to know their expectations regarding this type of buildings in terms of functionality, aesthetics and attention. Knowing all the regulatory, technical, architectural and functional requirements, added to the current shortcomings in this type of space and the low quality of the service that is limited by the poor condition of the facilities, an architectural proposal was developed that provides support to the health network, aimed at the medical care and needs of the infant with basic principles of hospital architecture and design which seek and provide a solution to a basic human right.