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=** Tourist Inn Project in Higuerote. Environmental, architechtural and ecologic responses. **=

Today, society has experience several problems as a result of global warming, causing an obvious decrease of natural resources, which are crucial to human welfare. Because of this situation, there is a new way of looking at architecture; the principle is to build eco friendly buildings which are designed with the least amount of nonrenewable resources, in addition to the least posible environmental impact caused by the construction process. Also, it is very important to apply appropriate technology systems for the conditioning of buildings, which lead to a high energetic support and low environmental impact; this allows us to design self-sufficient structures and thus help the environment. In order to implement these systems, we propose the idea of a tourist inn in the area of Higuerote in order to face the high demand of the tourism in this sector, in particular on the beachfront of "Puerto Frances".

Using architectural references such as "Casa 11 Mujeres" by Mathias Klotz or "Bayan Tree Corniche bay" by Foster, it will design a set for tourist inn with area runners, reception, swimming pools, dining, recreation, green, parking and cottage style rooms with views and access to the sea. This set is oriented according to the prevailing winds in the area to maximize the potential of breezes and reducing the warming of the facades. The material used for construction will be the brick,and for the floor, we used "paving stone" for less solar radiation. The plant of these cabins are designed in a trapezoid shape and the type of structure used is wall and a gable roof. Each cottage has a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom with a terrace, each of these cabins is high (one side) 2 m above the ground for that the winds circulate better and reduce levels of moisture, also this area below will be used for parking. Due to the high temperatures in the area, we will generate what is known as "passive cooling", which allows to the structure take the sun's energy efficiently and without the need for mechanisms of high energy consumption, mainly by a "cross ventilation" depending on the direction of winds through “parasols” that allows the passage of the breeze,  supplemented with sunscreen as eaves and pergolas to prevent excessive heating and solar radiation. The pool area is located behind the rooms, thus allowing control high humidity levels in the area. Similarly, technologically, there are many ways to improve Energy Efficiency, this inn will feature "photovoltaic panels" to generate electricity from, the energy captured by the sun; also "Dry toilets", rainwater harvesting, “wind turbines”, special glasses, etc.

In conclusion, the context is crucial to determine the most appropriate way in which the building will use the environmental benefits, reducing energy costs, water, etc and being an example of a sustainable energy building. It is essential that the resident learns to live in symbiosis with their environment and at the pace of climate change.

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