Quito, Ecuador-the memory of the ravines

CITY UPGRADE

between memory and oblivion

QUITO, ECUADOR final presentation

TEAM: Anastasija Risteska|Tamara Djerkov|Marija Trajanoska|Dimitar Milev|Teodora Gerova

BEGINNING OF THE WORKSHOP 01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO 02_THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING 04_CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY

MIDTERM CRITIC 05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES 06_PROJECT

FINAL PRESENTATION

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

When looking over Quito’s land it may appear as if there is an element moving through the ravines. The city evolved and expanded on a fairly straight pathway, forming a distinct urban grid due to it being situated at the lowest point between two mountain peaks. That characteristic as well as the fact that the city has expanded about evenly on both sides, resulting in both the structures being adapted to the terrain or the topography being altered to assist the construction process, brings us to the conclusion that the city and nature constantly adapt to one another.

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

Despite being located in a complex topographic environment, the city of Quito managed to settle in those areas and create its cultural heritage.

Quito is rich in historical artifacts, characteristic traditions, habits of the people and variety of colors. It is crucial to preserve Quito’s specific identity by returning to the memory of the ravines.

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

01_CRITICAL READING OF QUITO

02_THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

ALDO ROSSI - ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY Fragment - The city as history

02_THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

_LAYERING

_PATTERNS

_REPOSITORY

_LOCUS&ORDER

COLLECTIVE MEMORY

_HISTORY&VALUES

ALDO ROSSI - ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY Fragment - The city as history _layering _locus&order _repository _collective memory _patterns _history&values

02_THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING

topography

current morphology

quebradas

1745

1928

1970

architectural artifacts

notable objects

placement of notable objects

Layering of the contextual and historical reading of Quito 03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING

Contextual and historical reading of Quito 03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING

Layering of the tradition and the activites of Quito 03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING

quebradas

urban morphology

people&activities

architectural artifacts

Tradition and the activites of Quito

03_CONCEPTUAL MAPPING

04_CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY

Conceptual strategy based on the morphological context of Quito 04_CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY

Conceptual strategy based on the non-visible aspects of Quito 04_CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY

05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES

interventions

grid

ravines

interventions+grid+infrastructure+ canals+ravines 05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES

infrastructure

canals

interventions+grid+infrastructure+ canals+ravines 05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES

interventions+grid+infrastructure+ canals+ravines 05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES

interventions+grid+infrastructure+ canals+ravines 05_OVERLAYING THE STRATEGIES

06_PROJECT

Plan view of the intervention 07_PROJECT

Longitudinal section of the whole intervention 07_PROJECT

Plan view of the infrastructure area 07_PROJECT

Section of the infrastructure area 07_PROJECT

View from the infrastructure area intervention 07_PROJECT

Plan view of the activity area 07_PROJECT

Section of the activity area 07_PROJECT

View from the activity area intervention 07_PROJECT

Plan view of the leisure area 07_PROJECT

Section of the leisure area 07_PROJECT

View from the leisure area intervention 07_PROJECT

Longitudinal section of the whole intervention 07_PROJECT