Living together
The brief for this project was to look for a problem in the city and improve it by designing a building. For that reason, the selection of which problem to address and which city to select was open. As any developing country, Peru is not able to offer the right living conditions for its habitants, because of that, the project aims to provide of a new housing system that will embrace the way of living in the city of Arequipa by giving a space where to develop their everyday activities. To do that, it is necessary to study the people that live in the city and understand the activities they perform in each space.
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The aim of the project was to provide the citizens of a new space where they can continue to develop their current lifestyle while living in the city center. Social spaces where prioritise in the design, to encourage a neighbourhood life. Citizens currently had a strong sense of community but didn’t have the proper space to develop it.
