Aproximación a la arquitectura de COVAG: criterios de diseño en la obra arquitectónica de Julio Valdivieso

Abstract

This investigation studies the work of the architect Julio Valdivieso in Cuenca, Ecuador. With his partner the engineer Claudio Corral through their company COVAG, he built a series of architecture projects as: single family dwellings, multiple family housing, multistorey buildings, offices, commercials and remodelations, these have the academic and technical value to be analyzed since they are part of the history in the development of the city between the years 1971 and 2008. One hundred and fifty projects have been numbered, located and cataloged in a database which contains important information about each project, forty-eight projects were selected to be digitally rebuilt in three dimensions with the purpose to witness his architectural evolution in form and technology based on Cristina Gaston’s research method. Two of these projects were deeply studied and analyzed to extract the design concepts of Julio Valdivieso in all his projects. Obtaining as a result the main characteristics and features of his buildings and a document that contains valuable information about modern architecture in Cuenca.