Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23

By focusing on small communities, we observe the evolving, reciprocal relationship between architecture and territory. La Balsanera and the Santay Observatory, river-based structures for housing and community, respond to changing socio-political and climatic contexts at a local scale, but always con...

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Main Authors: Natura Futura, Juan Carlos Bamba, José Fernando Gómez Marmolejo
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Language:English
Published: Ediciones ARQ 2025-04-01
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description By focusing on small communities, we observe the evolving, reciprocal relationship between architecture and territory. La Balsanera and the Santay Observatory, river-based structures for housing and community, respond to changing socio-political and climatic contexts at a local scale, but always considering the geographical scale. Both projects embrace traditional construction techniques to foster sustainable and culturally sensitive ways of living.
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spelling doaj-art-fb2ca2be9a184623a26fe99c65cd848f2025-08-24T23:40:06ZengEdiciones ARQARQ0716-08520717-69962025-04-011197186http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0717-69962025000100071Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23Natura Futura0Juan Carlos Bamba1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-1565José Fernando Gómez MarmolejoNatura FuturaProfesor, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, EcuadorBy focusing on small communities, we observe the evolving, reciprocal relationship between architecture and territory. La Balsanera and the Santay Observatory, river-based structures for housing and community, respond to changing socio-political and climatic contexts at a local scale, but always considering the geographical scale. Both projects embrace traditional construction techniques to foster sustainable and culturally sensitive ways of living.modular constructionadaptabilityfloating architecturecultural landscapeamerican territoriesnatura futuraecuador
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Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
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adaptability
floating architecture
cultural landscape
american territories
natura futura
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title Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
title_full Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
title_fullStr Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
title_full_unstemmed Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
title_short Floating Habitats: La Balsanera and Santay Observatory. 2022-23
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topic modular construction
adaptability
floating architecture
cultural landscape
american territories
natura futura
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