Evaluación patológica, su impacto y propuesta de intervención en vínculo con su lenguaje histórico y su integración con el paisaje circundante, en un bien de interés cultural residencial en el barrio Samper en Bogotá D.C.

Abstract

Pathological Assessment, Its Impact, and Intervention Proposal in Relation to Its Historical Language and Integration with the Surrounding Landscape, in a Residential Cultural Heritage Asset in the Samper Neighborhood in Bogotá D.C. This article presents the pathological assessment of two houses declared Cultural Heritage Sites (BIC), located in the Samper-Teusaquillo sector of Bogotá D.C., which represent part of the residential architecture built during the transition to modernity in the 1940s. The study is based on the understanding that deterioration in this type of building depends not only on the passage of time or the aging of materials, but also on the interplay between construction, structural, geotechnical, environmental, and urban factors that directly affect their conservation and preservation. Based on field data collection and the historical, architectural, construction, and pathological analysis of the properties, damage, direct and indirect causes, and vulnerabilities associated with both the buildings and their immediate surroundings were identified. As the main contribution of the research, a Criticality Index for Assets (CIA) was formulated, constructed by integrating the Numerical Damage Rating (NDR), the weighting of structural elements (W), and the External Risk Factor (ERF), with the purpose of establishing a quantitative assessment that allows for a more objective prioritization of technical and heritage interventions. The results revealed significant differences between the two cases studied. One of them presents a higher level of criticality, associated with a greater degree of deterioration and conditions that increase its vulnerability. In contrast, the other case shows moderate criticality, linked mainly to natural wear and tear processes and maintenance needs. The results show that incorporating quantitative assessment tools such as the CIA improves the prioritization of interventions in heritage assets, as it allows for complementing the traditional diagnosis with a more comprehensive view that considers both the physical condition of the property and its vulnerability and cultural value. In this way, the technical diagnosis ceases to be merely a review of visible deterioration and becomes a support tool for preventive conservation and the permanence of the built heritage in the city.