Rehabilitación Arquitectónico-Paisajística de la Cantera Abandonada en Salcedo, sector La Delici

Abstract

The present degree project addresses the architectural and landscape rehabilitation of an abandoned quarry located in the La Delicia neighborhood, Panzaleo parish, Salcedo canton. This post-extractive space, inactive since 2014, constitutes an urban void that generates territorial fragmentation, environmental degradation, and social disarticulation between the communities of La Delicia and Pataín. The absence of intervention has maintained conditions of insecurity, intensified erosive processes, and led to the underutilization of a strategic site that could function as a territorial articulator to meet the recreational, cultural, and environmental needs of the local population. The methodology applied integrates a qualitative approach with multiscale territorial analysis. At the macro level, the quarries present in the parish were identified; at the meso level, neighborhood facilities, community dynamics, and connectivity links were examined; and at the micro level, the physical, topographic, and vegetative conditions of the site were analyzed. This process was complemented by a review of the Development and Territorial Planning Plan, structured interviews with authorities and residents, and the study of international precedents on the rehabilitation of post-extractive spaces. The results revealed deficiencies in multifunctional public facilities and enabled the definition of design criteria aimed at ecological remediation, territorial connectivity, and local cultural identity. The proposal develops a master plan that transforms the urban void into a multifunctional park organized into four areas: access, cultural expression, recreation, and ecological conservation. At the preliminary design level, the ecological zone was developed, incorporating phytoremediation with native species, sustainable water management systems through wetlands and rain gardens, interpretive trails, and contemplative spaces that promote social cohesion and sustainable territorial development.