CASA DE ACOGIDA PARA MUJERES VÍCTIMAS DE VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA EN GUAYAQUIL.

Abstract

Violence against women is one of the most serious and recurring human rights violations nowadays. It has a physical, economical and social impact, both in the short and long term. This violence prevents women from participating equally in society, therefore, there are serious consequences in the development of a country. Furthermore, the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns, reduced mobility, isolation, stress and economic uncertainty, have led to an alarming increase of domestic violence cases in Ecuador. From March to June 2021 alone, 876 notifications of cases of alleged gender-based violence and serious human rights violations were received (Ministry of Public Health, 2021). Moreover, in Guayaquil there is only one shelter, Hogar de Nazareth, with the limited capacity to house 25 women with their children. For instance this degree work will use architecture as a tool to solve the problems that afflict our society. A new shelter will be designed to protect women victims of domestic violence through the design of quality spaces, sufficient to promote their recovery and social reintegration.