Propuesta de intervención parcial del parque de los niños en la ciudad de Bucaramanga

Abstract

The Parque de los Niños, located in Comuna 13 of Bucaramanga, is one of the city’s most representative public spaces due to its cultural, historical, and landscape value. It contains the largest number of monuments dedicated to the department of Santander, such as those of José Antonio Galán, the tiple clavijero, and the 19 merchants, whose strategic relocation is part of the proposed intervention. The project begins with a contextual description of the park, supported by a historical timeline and an analysis of factors such as mobility, accessibility, street profiles, facilities, and land use. It also studies the dynamics of permanent and temporary users, identifying their patterns and hours of activity. The diagnosis reveals that the park is part of Bucaramanga’s central green network, although its continuity is interrupted by major roads such as Carrera 27 and Streets 30 and 31. Its immediate surroundings include the Clínica Comuneros, the Fátima Church, the public library, a kindergarten, and Paseo España, along with mixed uses that create contrasts in perception and safety. Informal activities and the presence of migrant populations also affect the park’s order and coexistence. The study addresses zoning, mobility, security, accessibility, green areas, and furniture, identifying which elements should be preserved, integrated, or transformed. The design proposal is based on Javier Pérez Igualada’s principles in Landscape Architecture: Form and Matter, applying criteria of proximity, similarity, repetition, and visual continuity to achieve spatial harmony through a rectilinear geometry and patterns that provide dynamism and coherence to the overall composition