Propuesta arquitectónica de una biblioteca pública en ciudadela real de minas, bucaramanga

Abstract

This proposal corresponds to the design of a public library located in the Ciudadela Real de Minas, in the municipality of Bucaramanga, Santander. The architectural approach is oriented toward the adoption of new trends in contemporary design, articulated with the guidelines established by the cultural policy of the Colombian State. The project's fundamental purpose is to promote democratic access to knowledge, education, and information, reaffirming its character as an essential social service within the framework of cultural and educational rights. It is conceived not only as a container for books, but as an open, inclusive, and dynamic civic and cultural center, capable of articulating itself with the existing urban fabric and the social dynamics of the area. The proposal seeks to establish itself as an anchor facility for the community, functionally and spatially integrating itself into the network of public spaces, active urban areas, and green zones in the immediate surroundings. This urban integration aims to enhance the vitality of the public space, generate new meeting points and citizen participation, and strengthen the sense of collective ownership of the place. The project is conceived as a strategic cultural infrastructure, aimed at improving the quality of life of the area's residents through an architecture that simultaneously responds to functional, social, urban, and symbolic criteria, and seeks to establish new centralities in the urban context of Bucaramanga.