Lineamientos para una guía de diseño de jardín en tipología de casa patio del centro histórico de Cuenca, caso de estudio: Casa de las Palomas

Abstract

The value of gardens in the historic center of the city is currently of great importance. Often, due to the lack of knowledge and the lack of tools for an adequate garden design, some have chosen to leave these spaces without any purpose. On the other hand, other spaces show a mixture in the design of their gardens, causing what the research group CPM (World Heritage City) calls chagrillo, a term that comes from the Quichua word chagruna "to mix", defined by the RAE. This word is used to describe how the gardens in the city of Cuenca have been designed. Thus, the need arose to incorporate universal, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing design guidelines in order to later provide the community of architects and landscape designers with a useful guide. The aim is to provide a resource that can be used for both public and private spaces. It will also help to better understand the correct application of existing native vegetation and define guidelines to unify the identity of the city's gardens, leaving behind the chagrillo.