CSA+ID “Housing as an expression of identity” (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Conceived under the premise of recognizing the importance of residential architecture to promote user identity, CSA+ID is a social project that proposes an alternative response to the current housing problem in the Venezuelan plains. The main objective of the proposal is to establish criteria to generate real and flexible architectural responses, capable of adapting to their context and reinforcing the identity through the application of construction methods and materials of the place. Starting from the bibliographic review of topics such as individual identity and its link with society, the place, and the attributions of an urban context, it is evidently necessary to interrupt the prototype housing constructions in Venezuela to start the design of habitats that promote the sense of belonging, through this premise a field study of in situ cases is carried out where the dynamics between people, the architectural context, the place of location are exposed and together with the compilation of air conditioning strategies in hot environments It is established as a priority to design a house capable of being divided and adapted to three types of family configuration. Therefore, the basic criteria for the development of the proposal are the identification of the system of areas of greatest use and activities together with the application of air conditioning systems to promote a sense of belonging and improve the way of life of the inhabitants of the place. ..