Centro de Acogida para Jubilados en la ciudad de Machala.

Abstract

The following work presents the architectural proposal of a Reception Center for retirees in the city of Bicentenary of Machala, Ecuador, as a response to the need of members of the Association of Retirees to have an adequate space to perform different activities (cultural, recreational, social, educational, economic, etc.) to improve their quality of life. The main objective of the project is to create an optimal space for older adults that gives users the possibility to participate, socialize, live together, create close relationships and be economically productive. To achieve this, a preliminary analysis of the site, its natural determinants and user characterization was performed. The project has two main axes: the active participation of the elderly in society and the creation of a social landscape, therefore this is equipped with spaces where the user can perform different activities that generate economic income as places, productive spaces also, the existing vegetation in the terrain is preserved, enhancing it as meeting spaces for users.