Centro de acogida para jubilados en Machala.

Abstract

This document aims to present the design of a "Reception Center for Retirees" in the city of Machala-Ecuador, a proposal that arises before the deficit of recreational spaces where retired people between 60 years or more can develop activities that generate an active and healthy aging. Through this approach a study of the user and the sector in relation to the physical and climatic determinants of the site is carried out to analyze the factors that condition the terrain and the design, followed by a typological study to help understand projects with similar conditions to the sector and the user. According to this research, the architectural project offers a solution to this problem, making it a space that promotes active participation towards the elderly, which adequately responds to their needs by enhancing meeting spaces in the existing green areas, incorporating comfortable, interactive and health areas so that the retiree can adapt positively to the environment of the place, and prevent the cognitive and physical impairment that affects the old age.