Conservación del patrimonio cultural edificado del cantón Girón: anteproyecto de rehabilitación del Palacio Municipal

Abstract

The rehabilitation of the Municipal Palace of Giron arises from the need to preserve a building of high historical and architectural value, characterized by Art Deco influences and the use of local traditional construction systems such as load-bearing brick walls, tile roofs, and wooden structures. The survey of the current condition revealed damage to carpentry and finishes, as well as humidity problems that compromise the integrity of the building; in addition, the inadequate organization of offices and services has generated deficiencies in accessibility and user comfort. In response to this issue, the intervention proposal adopts a comprehensive approach that combines architectural diagnosis, heritage assessment, case study analysis, and the participation of municipal staff through workshops, providing inputs that made it possible to develop intervention criteria aimed at balancing heritage preservation with adaptation to contemporary functional requirements. The applied methodology combines analytical and descriptive approaches and incorporates a participatory component with the community. Furthermore, the spatial distribution was evaluated according to ergonomic criteria based on the Ergonomics Guide of ISPCH (Chile), which has proven to improve efficiency and mobility in administrative spaces.