Propuesta de mantenimiento para las fachadas vernáculas en la calle Carlos Arízaga Vega al ingreso de la parroquia San Joaquín, Ecuador

Abstract

San Joaquín, a rural parish in Cuenca, is nestled amid the Tarqui natural formation, bordered by the Tomebamba and Yanuncay rivers, on alluvial soils dating back to the twentieth century. Its primary livelihoods include farming, occasional grazing, and processing raw materials that supply the urban center. Historically, San Joaquín and Cuenca were separate haciendas, divided by Escandón Street, now Carlos Arízaga Vega Avenue. This corridor reflects the parish's growth, embodying its urban, cultural, and social essence. The study focuses on heritage buildings and their facades, analyzing damages and causes. The proposed maintenance strategy emphasizes two analyses: a landscape study to understand the parish's general components and an architectural survey focusing on the facades in question. This approach unveils the facades' key conditions, enabling a suitable maintenance proposal. Crucially, the proposal avoids idealizing an original facade, embracing the impact of time to prevent inaccurate historical representations. It respects the historical, urban, and architectural context, preserving the facade's integrity without embellishing or distorting its historical significance. The aim is coherence, ensuring the proposal aligns with diverse realities while safeguarding the parish's cultural heritage.