Earth Center (Centro Tierra)

Multidisciplinary research group, attached to the Architecture and City Research Center (CIAC-PUCP), dedicated to research, development, analysis and dissemination of constructive earth technologies, appropriate to contribute to improving the quality of life of communities located in rural settings and heritage urban areas.

Coordinator: Mag. Sofia Rodriguez Larrain Dégrange

Grupo multidisciplinario dedicado a la investigación, desarrollo, análisis y difusión de las tecnologías de constructivas de tierra apropiadas para contribuir a la mejora de la calidad de vida de las comunidades ubicadas en entornos rurales y casco urbano patrimonial.

Para contactar con el equipo puede escribir a: centrotierra@pucp.pe

Prevenir la durabilidad de la construcción con tierra
Desarrollar estudios e investigaciones científicas y tecnológicas de manera multidisciplinar en el tema de la construcción con tierra
Conservar el valor cultural de la arquitectura de tierra en el Perú
Contribuir a la formación de profesionales y técnicos en temas de construcción con tierra

LINEA PATRIMONIO:

Patrimonio cultural edificado de tierra arqueológico y arquitectónico: reglamentos de zonas patrimoniales
Principios de conservación de edificaciones patrimoniales de tierra en áreas sísmicas
Proyectos de conservación de edificaciones patrimoniales de tierra
Paisaje cultural
Arquitectura vernácula

LINEA VIVIENDA

Hábitat rural
Técnicas de reforzamiento sismoresistente para construcciones en adobe, tapial y quincha
Normatividad

LINEA DISEÑO

Diseño contemporáneo con tierra
Técnicas contemporáneas de construcción con tierra
Soluciones de diseño para enfrentar el cambio climático

Coordinadora

Sofía Rodriguez Larraín Degrande

Master in Architecture, Urbanism and Sustainable Territorial Development from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).

srodriguezl@pucp.pe

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Temporary Dwelling for the High Altitude Andean Region of Puno, Peru

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ABSTRACT: Peru is a seismic country. The impact of these events is significant in poor and rural regions, where people are most vulnerable and government emergency response takes time and reconstruction of housing and community buildings can take years. In addition to earthquakes, the high altitude areas of Puno, above 4000 meters above sea level, is inhabited by small rural communities with very poor living conditions, extreme cold weather, and few resources. There is a long tradition among the native families around the Titicaca Lake of working with “totora” to make mats and baskets; they even build islands on the lake where they live in their “totora” huts. The objective of this research is to design and evaluate the prototype of an appropriate temporary housing using “totora” as insulation material when disasters occur in these poor and harsh environments of southern Peru. Working with the Lake community of Chimu, a prototype of a temporary house made of “totora” panels was built in Puno. It was inhabited and monitored for three months to evaluate its thermal, structural and functional performance. Results showed that the prototype made of “totora” panels performed better than other temporary dwellings and typical houses of Andean high-altitude rural areas. KEYWORDS: Totora insulation, Temporary housing, Andean region, Thermal Comfort.