Teatro Biblioteca Municipal Bahía de Caráquez.

Abstract

This work covers the development of the Theater - Library for the city of Bahía de Caráquez, as part of the replannification effort since the earthquake of April 16, 2016, which seriously affected the province of Manabí where the city is located. The development focuses on offering the citizens a cultural space and in order to enhance the population’s (cultural???) identity under the reinterpretation of the pre-Columbian culture via the facades of the Theater-Library building, which features forms resembling pre-Columbian patterns from the region. As part of the development proposal, the design advocates the creation of Open and closed spaces that promote the interaction between squares and volumes. The endeavor consists of two volumes with viewpoints that promote visuals to the city, internal tours that relate the terrain with its streets and the entire context of the city.