Edificio híbrido en la calle Panamá.

Abstract

The following document presents an architectural proposal on hybrid buildings in the center of the city of Guayaquil. The project responds to the technical consultancy of Panama Street, which aims to pedestrianize the street, as a public space that functions as a tourist, cultural, artistic and commercial point; And the project seeks to promote this regeneration of the sector through the implementation of hybrid typology that will boost the demographic development of downtown Guayaquil. With this in mind, the proposal was developed for a 5-story building that houses different housing solutions on the upper floors, while on the lower floor there are stores and community spaces for residents. The project has 2 blocks of apartments for students, young people, families, tourists and entrepreneurs. The main block has 35 “social” housing units available for these users; while the more compact block has 14 private housing units. The project has 49 apartments on the upper floors, while the lower floors contain a large common area with interior gardens and collective spaces for residents. The design proposal seeks to involve the VIS mandates (social housing) and traditional elements of the city, the porch and the hallway, to respond to the urban, architectural and user needs. This work aims to generate an architectural proposal for a hybrid building that responds to the current development of Panama Street, and is incorporated into this focus of activities for the reactivation of the area.