Proposal for the design of a sustainable rural bio housing inspired by the municipality of Paipa, Boyacá-Colombia

Abstract

Architectural development in Colombia has been concentrated in large cities and has been characterized by the implementation of methodologies adapted to consumption and that generate a disruption of the environment and depletion of resources. Sustainable architecture seeks to mitigate the environmental damage of housing through elements such as bioclimatic and the use of methodologies for the proper management of resources. Thus, biomimicry, an area that studies structures, systems and processes present in nature for the resolution of human problems, is a source of inspiration for conscious and transformative architecture. The main objective was a proposal for the design of a rural housing bio-inspired in the paipan Frailejón (Espeletia paipana), which would mitigate the environmental impact of its construction and operation. The designed housing has a modular distribution and a water condensation system inspired in the rosette and pubescent conformation of the Frailejón, respectively. Likewise, it has methodologies of transformation and use of resources to diminish the deterioration of the environment and the energetic demand. In conclusion, it establishes the possibility of supporting responsible rural development based on biomimetic design and the territory as a source of inspiration.