Proyecto de diseño de espacio público para la candelaria

Abstract

The historical center of Bogotá represents the built memory of the nation, it’s the historic and cultural patrimony of the country, the design project features a design of public space and urban furniture for the visitants and residents and be a promoter of the physical, economic, cultural and touristic potential of the zone; it is also pretended to allow the adequate conservation of the interest constructions, the streets and public squares, recognizing the historic and patrimonial values, now vanished by the car transit in a space not built for that purpose. The main characteristic of the buildings and most of the universities in this area is the fact of being created without defined and appropriate public areas, the different buildings and constructions areas where adapted to the actual use, most of these buildings where residential; the areas, distribution and dimensions are not for that institutional and commercial use. This multiplicity of activities, added to the student population, high vehicular and pedestrian transit. The public space proposal initiate at the study of the use inside the buildings, whit the high academic and cultural activity the design presents a pedestrian circuit of streets y passages, planned to be circulation and contemplation areas for the students and visitors, contributing to the cultural activity of the zone.