Diseño estructural e hidrosanitario del Museo de Patrimonio Cultural Colonape, Cantón el Carmen - Manabí

Abstract

This integrative project addresses the structural and plumbing design of the Colonape Cultural Heritage Museum, located in the El Carmen canton, Manabí, with the objective of generating a sustainable, functional, and context-responsive cultural infrastructure. The project is developed to address the lack of an adequate space for the preservation, exhibition, and dissemination of local cultural heritage, based on the hypothesis that the use of bamboo cane as the main construction material allows for an efficient, environmentally responsible structural solution with territorial identity, justified by its local availability and low environmental impact. During the project development, structural analysis, foundation design, and plumbing systems were carried out, applying civil engineering criteria, current technical standards, modeling tools, and sustainable construction principles, as well as construction techniques adapted to the use of bamboo cane. The results demonstrated the structural and functional feasibility of the proposal, evidencing appropriate integration with the natural and cultural environment, along with an efficient plumbing system. It is concluded that a bamboo-based structural and plumbing design represents a technically sound and sustainable alternative that contributes to the preservation of cultural heritage and to the tourism and community development of Colonape. Keywords: Civil Engineering, Bamboo Cane, Sustainability, Heritage, Alternative Materials