Análisis del diseño con piedra Pishilata en edificaciones históricas del centro de la ciudad de Ambato

Abstract

This research project analyzes the design process of Pishilata stone, as well as the relationship with architectural design, characteristics and meanings in historic buildings, which can become resources for the application in different spaces, whether interior or exterior, safeguarding their traditional and cultural value. In Ambato, the use of diverse vernacular construction techniques showed instead a process of adaptability, a natural alternative to the use of Pishilata stone, a lighter and more economical material, which has a great functional and aesthetic value, in the construction had an excellent response to seismic events in the area. The buildings were constructed with traditional techniques and materials, stone foundations, load-bearing walls of Pishilata stone, adobe, rammed earth, brick, generally covered with terracotta tiles, and their facades were double-faced. The proposal defines a theoretical and comparative catalog of the elements that are part of the architectural design, which have the real estate of the center of the city of Ambato through the methodology that proposes a qualitative approach based on coexistence to detect facts, resources and phenomena that are immersed in the architectural elements or objects of study. The traditional and cultural richness of this research project will allow us to transmit to locals and strangers the ancestral validity of our ancestors.