Centro de investigación y extensión Facultad Ciencias de la Salud U.P.T.C

Abstract

This thesis shows a proposal of architectural and urban intervention, the project emphasizes the design of a new work, located in the current headquarters of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the UPTC, in the city of Tunja, better known as hospital old, this is a historic heritage building, which, although it functions as an educational facility for the city, is not appreciable by citizens outside the university beyond its façade. Currently the university is limited by the lack of spaces for the fulfillment of its missionary work, since the old hospital modified its function to an educational facility, most of the spaces that were generated do not comply with the high quality standards for the teaching, extension and research. The project seeks the interaction of citizens Tunjanos and visitors with the heritage building, avoiding to follow the stereotype of universities "closed" to the urban environment without affecting the concept of privacy and security within the university, as well as the creation of favorable spaces that allow the development of educational and leisure activities.