Diagnosis
Former Quebrada Honda school
Location
Quebrada Honda, La Higuera commune, Coquimbo Region, Chile.
Project
2023
Surface
83,8 m²
Principal
Patricio Becar.
Financing Source
Private.
Responsible professional or consultant
Architect David Cortez
Project team
Architect Natalia Jorquera, Lic. in Architecture Valentina Olivares.
Predominant construction technique
Quincha.
Project Description
Diagnosis of the state of conservation of an old rural school in the commune of La Higuera, which presented damage apparently due to seismic failures of its adobe walls, but after inspection with a thermographic camera it was discovered that the walls were actually made of quincha and that explained much of its deterioration
