Melissa Cristina Parra Architect, Central University of

FAU
UCV
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE.
CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA.”
Autor: Arq. Melissa Cristina Parra.
Universidad Central de Venezuela. FAU. UDE – Venezuela. / [email protected]
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA I – GENERAL OVERVIEW a.  Introduc,on b. Quality of life c. Public space d. Physical and recrea,onal ac,vity II – CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO a.  The city in facts f. Sport infrastructure b.  Impressions of the city g. Current urban issues c.  Urban space h. Study findings & d.  Administra,ve division opportuni,es e. Open spaces III – SCENARIOS a.  New scenarios… New strategies b.  Proposed scenarios c.  Conclusion STRUCTURE 1!
IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA INTRODUCTION Ia INTRODUCTION This project proposes a reflection about the relationship between
“quality of life, physical activity and public space in developing
countries”. It has selected as a case study the city of Barquisimeto
located in Venezuela.
The project aims to define typologies and strategies to incorporate
sport and recreational infrastructure that can contribute increasing
the quality of life of the city inhabitants.
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA GENERAL OVERVIEW “La tarea de idear la arquitectura no es otra que la de
prefigurar el lugar adecuado para ser ocupado por el hombre
-individual o colectivamente”. Se trata, en resumen, de
modificar y calificar el lugar existente para convertirlo en el
lugar pertinente.”
"The task of architecture design is no more than how to
prefigure the right place to be occupied by man, individually or
collectively.” It is, in short, modify and qualify the existing place
to transform it into the proper place.
1. Joseph Muntañola (1979).
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA GENERAL OVERVIEW Ib DEFINITIONS QUALITY OF LIFE
physical and
mental health
education
social
fact
social
interaction
leisure and
recreation
public
safety
membership
physical and
architectural
environment
wealth and
employment
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA GENERAL OVERVIEW Ic DEFINITIONS PUBLIC
S PA C E
contributes developing new places of interaction in
informal settlements where the basic services lack
( e l e c t r i c i t y , w a t e r, w a s t e m a n a g e m e n t , a n d
transportation)
helps to develop new urban sectors that are currently
not populated
creates new scenarios that aim to strengthen the urban
dynamics within the metropolitan areas
increases the quality of life of individual and determines
building societies
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA GENERAL OVERVIEW Id DEFINITIONS PHYSICAL AND
R E C R E AT I O N A L
ACTIVITY
is a mobile, scattered, variable and changeable element
in the case of performance or competition, it is
governed by the specific rules and criteria defined by
each sport
refers also to the physical activities that people practice
in their leisure time
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IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE. CASE STUDY: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA IIa Barquisimeto: the City in facts City: Barquisimeto
State: Lara
Region: West Central
Population: 1.720.718 inhabitants
Area: 2.760 km2
Temperature: 27° C
CASE STUDY 8!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city culture
ACTIVITIES
CASE STUDY 9!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city finance
culture
ACTIVITIES
CASE STUDY 10!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city finance
culture
ACTIVITIES
industry
CASE STUDY 11!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CASE STUDY IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city finance
culture
ACTIVITIES
industry
business
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city the city of the twilight
Sunset in the downtown
CULTURAL EVENTS
CASE STUDY 13!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city the city of the twilight
Sunset in the downtown
the musical capital of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, Composer and
Conductor
CULTURAL EVENTS
CASE STUDY 14!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIb Barquisimeto: impressions of the city the city of the twilight
Sunset in the downtown
the musical capital of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, Composer and
Conductor
procession of La Divina Pastora
January 14.
CULTURAL EVENTS
CASE STUDY 15!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIc Barquisimeto. Urban context CASE STUDY Metropolitan area
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CASE STUDY IId Barquisimeto. Sectors 344.143,6 Inhabitants
1.084.055 Inhabitants
20%
63%
ZONING MAP
R5 Housing- Comercial.
R6 Housing- Comercial.
R7 Housing.
EA Urban Farms or Eco-farms
DC Development based on
mastrplan
ND New Developments.
103.243,08 Inhabitants
6%
PDUL 1976 - 2011
189.278,98 Inhabitants
11%
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces: Squares CASE STUDY 18!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces: Parks CASE STUDY 19!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces: Sport areas CASE STUDY 20!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces 1,36 Km
1,59 Km
2,44Km
1,81Km
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CASE STUDY IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces ?
? 1,81Km
?
?
1,36Km
1,59Km
2,44Km
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces CASE STUDY 23!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces CASE STUDY 24!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIe Barquisimeto. Open spaces CASE STUDY 25!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CASE STUDY IIf Sport Infrastructure PUBLIC RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIf Sport Infrastructure CASE STUDY 27!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIf Sport Infrastructure CASE STUDY 28!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CASE STUDY IIg Current urban issues Insecurity.
Residual spaces.
ISOLATION >
Low property values.
Environmental degradation in relation
to the context.
Low sense of belonging.
Social conflicts.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” STUDY FINDINGS IIg Open spaces are isolated and abandoned… Absence of buildings and recreational areas for public use, to meet the demand of the
population in the metropolitan area. Mostly, the recreational areas are characterized
by neglected places and they are a consequence of the lack of administration,
management, and planning.
Low diversity of uses in buildings. Some of them are presented as a standard solution
for public use sports facilities (multi-purpose courts).
There is a lack of strategies for occupation, development and growth of cities by the
public sector, in which the key actors of the society should be involved and engaged.
Also new policies could meet immediate and unexpected needs for the city.
Quality of life, has high rates of degradation and deterioration, to be understood as a
numerical value, which is part of city planning, without involving its social aspect.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” STUDY FINDINGS IIh Opportuni,es: Conversion of soil, increase the quality of life Presence of academic institutes specialized in Physical Education. The population can
be directed through recreation and community sport programs, administration, planning
and management of sports and recreational infrastructure.
Range of community and recreational sport activities where traditional games can be
incorporated to help strengthening the identity of the inhabitants of the city of
Barquisimeto. In addition to the community programs these activities allow to configure
sport and recreational areas with free public ownership and diverse uses.
Develop basic typologies of buildings and spaces that do not incorporate physical
elements (walls and fences) that restrict their access or incorporation into the existing
dynamics of the surrounding areas.
Large distances between populated areas, existing recreational and community sport
infrastructure, additionally there is a failure of mass transit projects in the city.
Previous activity, highlighting activities that concentrate a large number of people,
which enable the empowerment, development and projection of the sector,
identifying them as an educational and sports pole of attraction.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” SCENARIOS IIIa New scenarios… New strategies Space system connected through bike paths and walkways.
Integrate public open spaces such as squares and parks as a prelude to the multipurpose courts.
Densify and upright the space with mixed uses on the courts, beside and below.
Include mixed uses, building retail, clubs and cafeterias next to the courts.
Occupy residual urban areas and transform them into open spaces (parks and squares)
without perimetral fences.
Efficient systems to move sports and recreational areas and copy them in areas deficient in
these areas.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 33!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” SCENARIOS IIIb Proposed scenarios • 
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Transformation of residual parking spaces into recreational open spaces
Create a network of walkways and bike paths to connect housing and educational areas
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 35!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” SCENARIOS IIIb Proposed scenarios Transformation of parking and residual spaces and into recreational ones
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” SCENARIOS IIIb Proposed scenarios Densify the residual spaces including new uses.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 38!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” SCENARIOS IIIb Proposed scenarios Transform the parking lots
to recreational open
spaces
Remove external walls and fences in
order to integrate the building and make
it more permeable
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios Sector Zanjon Barrera
SCENARIOS 40!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 41!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 42!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” IIIb Proposed scenarios SCENARIOS 43!
"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CONCLUSION IIIc Conclusion The intervention of public spaces should be a responsibility
not only of architects and / or planners, but it also must be for
a multidisciplinary body that integrate and involve the
inhabitants of the sector to be intervened.
This activity must commit not only to convert the ground,
but also to increase the quality of life of the inhabitants.
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"IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS BY BASIC SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE STUDY OF BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA” CONCLUSION "The recreation pursues as an optimal goal the education of the free
time, because as a person knows what to do and is educated about its
free time in the same measure it will improve its quality of life and use its
free time ”
Ramos (1996)