PROTOTIPOS SOSTENIBLES DE VIVIENDAS MULTIFAMILIARES PROGRESIVAS DE INTERÉS SOCIAL EN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

Abstract

THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE HOUSING DEFICIT AND PROVERLY PROBLEM IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR, BY PROPOSTING PROTOTYPES OF SUSTAINABLE, PROGRESIVE, AND SOCIAL INTEREST MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. THE CITY FACES A SHORTAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 200,000 HOUSING UNITS, THE RESULT OF POPULATION GROWTH AND THE LACK OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL PROJECTS. A URVEY CONDUCTED AMONG A LOW - INCOME GROUP REVEALS INCOMES OF $300 TO $450 IN LARGE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE OVERCROWED. 30% OF THESEHOUSEHOLD SEEK TO START INFORMAL BUSSINES OR NEIGHTBOORD STORES. THE PREFERENCE FOR SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE HOME SUCH AS BEDROOMS AND LIVING ROOMS, AND DESIRE FOR FUTURE EXPANSIONS, HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR ADAPTABLE AND PROGRESSIVE HOUSING. THIS STUDY PROPOSES THREE PROTOTYPES OF PROGRESSIVE HOUSING THAT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC DEMANDS OF LOW - INCOME FAMILIES, PROMOTE SOCIAL COHESION, AND ARE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE OVER TIME. THE PROPOSAL SEEKS NOT ONLY TO SOLVE THE HOUSING DEFFCIT BUT ALSO TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND FUNCIONABILITY, THE AIM IS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE LAND ALLOCATED FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, PROVIFING A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF ECUADORIAN FAMILIES.