REGENERACIÓN URBANA DE LA CALLE CHARLES BINFORD Y DISEÑO DE PLAZA PÚBLICA EN PUERTO AYORA – GALÁPAGOS

Abstract

This thesis proposal is divided in 2 parts: The regeneration of the gastronomic landmark located on Charles Binford street, popularly known as the kiosks street and the design of a public square that will be located on the adjacent land to the kiosks where is nowadays the Galapagos National College. The redesign of the kiosks area allows residents and tourists to have a place that works efficiently and according to regulatory guidelines of construction and service for this kind of restaurants. On the other hand, the design of the public square emerges as an idea of the Municipality of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz to generate more public spaces, and is intended to use the land of the Galapagos National College since its structure is deteriorating from bad construction practices, so the municipality decided to demolish it. The concept to be studied for the achievement of these projects is adaptability, from this will be derived a hypothesis that establishes the intervention criteria for the final proposal. It is planned to use bioclimatic architecture as the main design criterion due to the fragile ecosystem with the Galapagos Islands. The contribution of this research and proposals complements the plans drawn up by the municipality and provides a new perspective on urban issues the city has been facing