Morphotypology and state of conservation in the architectural heritage of Sinincay (Cuenca, Ecuador). Perspectives towards development

Abstract:

Cuenca (Ecuador) is a dispersed city. Population nuclei such as Sinincay have developed conditioned by socio-spatial, political or economic factors that have limited heritage conservation. This research describes the state of conservation of the heritage architecture of this settlement in order to promote it as a development strategy. Thirteen properties were studied based on morphotypological analysis, the application of urban-architectural files and environmental tools. As a result, it was determined that the predominant typology is the continuous typology of domestic character and that they are in a regular state of conservation. With these conditions, the suitability as a development resource frames 31% of the properties as partially suitable, and the remaining ones as suitable. Furthermore, according to the morphotypology, the variations in the formal expressions position the use of the portal as an invariant since 1930, whose high capacity of integration is propitious for the derivation of a pilot plan.

Año de publicación:

2021

Keywords:

• Heritage conservation
• peripheral heritage
• heritage architecture
• architectural morpho-typology
• development resource

Fuente:

scopus