“In certain urban episodes, a high degree of expansion makes singularities so discernible that it is impossible to register any sense of collectivity between them. In these episodes the maximum degree of autonomy is conferred on the architectural object, it is isolated from the others to the point of not finding an echo or resonance in the autonomy of the others ”. Rogelio Salmona.

 

The word "kay pacha" is defined as: the earthly world where human beings inhabited and developed their lives. This project rehabilitates an iconic place in the city of Quito-Ecuador, the monument to the "middle of the world" and "UNASUR" emblematic landmarks, but for private use outside the community. In addition, mining exploitation and the disproportionate construction of new houses has devastated natural sources and mountains, losing social notions such as identity and the appropriation of spaces.

 

It is conceived as a bridge that integrates the different parts of the community, on a physical and appropriation level, making the community unite with its culture and nature; thus, later it would be able to transmit this link to the visitors who come to the sector, forming an economic model.