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AR.04
SAN JOAQUIN PUBLIC LIBRARY Rural Infrastructure
Type
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Academic Project
4th Year l April 2017 - July 2017
Institution
Universidad del Azuay
Cuenca, Ecuador
Mst. Rubén Culcay
Due to the number of peripheral schools on the site of intervention, a cultural facility is proposed under the model of “Park-Library”, seeking to enhance the landscape and cultural qualities of Conceived as three blocks, two of them occupied by the library and one by the auditorium, this and topography as it´s main resources, as well as materials within the earth color palette in the area.
A central circulation axis between the library and the existing sports area in the back of the site is raised, focusing the visuals towards the atrium under the library where the access is located. A walkway is designed at the back of the project creating a pedestrian continuity between the two ends of the site.
Architectural conformation and urban strategy
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Current problematic
Current problematic
Library Introduction
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