Centro de Investigación e Innovación Técnica en la Arquitectura

Abstract

This project arises from a latent need in the Boyacá zone for the design of specialized spaces for investigative and innovative project development focused on a specific area of architecture which, more than a construction discipline, is a way of expressing culture, materialization of local history and the story which combines it all. Starting from this, the Center for Research and Technical Innovation in Architecture is concieved, CIITA for it’s acronym in Spanish. It’s located in Tunja city since, as it’s a university city, covers the largest student population in the department. Furthermore Santo Tomás university possesses the biggest architecture faculty, hence the project is embedded on it’s campus. Among the project strategies is the recognition of the land to be intervened and its dynamics, opting for the implementation of half underground floors in order to enhance aesthetics, establish a direct relationship between the user and the building and enhance pedestrian traffic within. In this way, the “CIITA” Project works as a connecting axis between the Giordano Bruno building, the Santo Domingo de Guzmán building and the entire university community.