Resumen:
This article presents the results of research focused on the design of core housing as a
product, process, and continuous transformation system, achieved through a unified
space, as a recurring solution since the origins of humankind and an alternative for small
spaces. The proposal for affordable housing in Cuenca for low-income populations is
based on an approach that involves not only the housing solution but also the relationship
with people's ways of living, bioclimatic criteria, and the study of a sustainable
construction system. Qualitative research methodologies and transdisciplinary
workshops were used to create spaces for discussion and verification with the
participation of various stakeholders. Therefore, the research work integrated people's
ways of living, the use of local materials, and indoor comfort conditions. After tabulating
the gathered data, the design of the core housing was carried out, enabling the design to
accommodate the ways people live, rather than the other way around. Ultimately,
enabling appropriation according to specific needs of diverse family compositions, in
addition to a sustainable construction system as an ecological and economical solution.
