Lineamientos de diseño de residencias estudiantiles desde el concepto de habitabilidad. Caso: Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The purpose of this degree work is to determine habitability conditions that student residences must have, expressed in design guidelines defined from the concept of habitability, from which, current Architecture has lost its essence. In this investigation, the case of the University of Cuenca is studied, which had an influx of 4256 foreign students in February 2018; that is, around 27% of the total undergraduate students enrolled. This flow of internal migration generates a demand for accommodation that is mostly satisfied in the surroundings of its university campuses. The arrival of these residents, on the one hand, boosts the economy of these areas of preference, but on the other it generates a number of particularities, including the deterioration of the dwelling stock that also affects important heritage areas of the city. This research has been carried out from the Pragmatism paradigm, from a qualitative approach, using a mixed methodological design: phenomenological and case studies. 305 surveys and 15 individual interviews were carried out, which allowed knowing the way in which the studied subjects inhabit. On the other hand, when analyzing the case studies, architectural solutions were identified for the mitigation of conflicts identified in the characterization of these residences and finally the design guidelines were established in order to provide alternatives to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of this population.