Browsing by Author "Abril Moscoso, Johanna Carolina"

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Ciudad compacta. Diseño de modelos de bloques de media altura como una respuesta a la necesidad de densificación para zonas consolidadas de la ciudad de Cuenca
(2013) Abril Moscoso, Johanna Carolina; Auquilla Clavijo, María Daniela; Hermida Palacios, María Augusta
The thesis topic is a part of a research project called Densification models for consolidated zones in Cuenca which links the line Architectural Design and City and Territory in order to focus the effort research on specific topics and contribute in general discussion of the research subject. From a physical reality of the urban fabric, as a determined and transformed reality in time for the socio-economic dynamics, the thesis is part of the sustainable model city, from a vision of Compact city which was developed in Cuenca in the sixties. For the design of architectural models in medium rise as an answer of densification in consolidated areas from Cuenca was necessary as a starting point, the study of exemplary cases from the indicated scale to extract their design judgment. After that, the diagnostic of the project area gave the location land for each model. Finally, the design results were evaluated using the following indicators: density, compactness and urban complexity. It is considered after carrying out this process, the thesis not only comply the purpose of increase the density in the study area but found relationships between housing and city that currently determine the movement and quality life from residents.
Heritage inventory as the base for a monitoring system in the world heritage city of Cuenca
(CRC Press, 2016) Heras Barros, Veronica Cristina; Barsallo Chavez, Maria Gabriela; Abril Moscoso, Johanna Carolina; Briones Orellana, Juan Carlos
The condition assessment of heritage buildings in the Historic Center of the city of Cuenca, Ecuador (World Heritage City), which is an essential element within the process of conservation, has historically been done in a rather subjective manner. This research project’s objective is to present a methodology that contributes to the determination, in an objective manner, of the building’s condition through the damage register. The information and experience obtained from the maintenance campaign in a traditional neighborhood in Cuenca, San Roque, is used as input. This project was a vlir CPM (City Preservation Management) initiative. It took place in 2014 with the support of among others the University of Cuenca, the Municipality and the local state government. Currently the results of the maintenance campaign are being evaluated. With the gathered information, it is possible to generate comparative analyses and determine the building’s condition, with its conservation as its aim.
Supervised classification processes for the characterization of heritage elements, case study: Cuenca-Ecuador
(ISPRS, 2017) Briones Orellana, Juan Carlos
The proper control of built heritage entails many challenges related to the complexity of heritage elements and the extent of the area to be managed, for which the available resources must be efficiently used. In this scenario, the preventive conservation approach, based on the concept that prevent is better than cure, emerges as a strategy to avoid the progressive and imminent loss of monuments and heritage sites. Regular monitoring appears as a key tool to identify timely changes in heritage assets. This research demonstrates that the supervised learning model (Support Vector Machines - SVM) is an ideal tool that supports the monitoring process detecting visible elements in aerial images such as roofs structures, vegetation and pavements. The linear, gaussian and polynomial kernel functions were tested; the lineal function provided better results over the other functions. It is important to mention that due to the high level of segmentation generated by the classification procedure, it was necessary to apply a generalization process through opening a mathematical morphological operation, which simplified the over classification for the monitored elements.