Diseño arquitectónico de un Complejo especializado en el adulto mayor en Bucaramanga: Centro Residencial y Hogar Gerontológico

Abstract

The Project Architectural Design of a Complex Specializing in Senior Citizens in Bucaramanga, was developed to address the need to create an architectural object using spatial strategies of order, function, and form to provide adequate care for the elderly, specifically those aged 60 and older. Even with the existence of public policies such as Colombia Mayor, which give visibility and recognition to this situation, there is still a shortage of specialized architectural spaces that guarantee comprehensive, inclusive, and dignified care, without functional deficiencies that could eventually affect the life quality of older adults, especially those with reduced mobility or a moderate degree of dependency. According to DANE (2020), this group represents 13.2% of the population in the municipality of Bucaramanga, leading to a social issue and a housing problem that needs to be addressed. Therefore, in response to this issue, the objective is to design, through five phases (characterization, research, analysis of references and the location, design development), a complex specializing in the elderly in Bucaramanga, composed of a residential center and a gerontological home, which offers adequate spaces for the care, recreation, health, and overall well-being of users, while combining commercial uses and administrative forms of cross-subsidies that support those who live in the complex