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An Alternative Graphic and Mathematical Method of Dimensional Analysis: Its Application on 71 Constructive Models of Social Housing in Guayaquil

Abstract:

In this study, a method of alternative graphic and mathematical analysis is presented to determine important information such as the ratio between length and width of the analyzed orthogonal spaces and their relation with the useful surface, in order to determine the most suitable relationships for the user, also allowing to carry out an analysis of the spaces that are part of the architectural program among the studied models, with the aim of establishing the constructive tendencies and the dimensional characteristics framed in specific periods of time. The methodology has been applied to 71 single-family low-income housing solutions that represent the buildings where 41.3% of the population of Guayaquil inhabits; of which 50 models belong to public and NGO’s promotions and 21 to self-built models by users. It shows the materiality and the used techniques, classifying the analyzed models according to the type of promotion, number of levels, the adopted grouping typology and the architectural program that predominates in most of the cases.