Nuevo edificio administrativo y de aulas para el UCSG-TEC.

Abstract

The new administrative building and classrooms arise from the need to incorporate the headquarters of UCSG TEC, which is projected in a building that the university acquired c. 1998. This infrastructure has a chitectonic and historical value load, since it is the former home of the Calderón family and the work of architect Guillermo Cubillo Renella. In this building it is proposed to locate the UCSG TEC; an academic proposal oriented towards technical and technological training, which is why a physical space is required that reflects its innovative, inclusive and socially committed educational model. However, this edifi cio was an intervention with little critical analysis, resulting in the alteration of the original design, disconnecting from its functional, spatial and symbolic structure. The intervention not only covers its future operation, but also recover its relevance as an integral part of the modern heritage of Guayaquil. Based on theoretical fundamentals and in the current context, we will study the formal elements of the original project, the trajectory of Cubillo Renella, the evolution of the architectural language of UCSG and the changes that have undergone the building. Under the same logic, Bandarin and van Oers (2012) argue that urban conservation must be understood as an active process, where heritage is related to the transformations seen in the present, adapting to current needs without losing the meaning of its history.