Actions for the maintenance of the ornaments in the Historic Center of Ciego de Avila city

Abstract

Introduction: Ciego de Avila, a city characterized by its porches and public corridors as a characteristic of its buildings, culture and identity. However, there is a deterioration of the ornaments of the public corridors in the city. Objective: to create a system of actions to mitigate the deterioration of the ornaments of the public corridors in the Historic Center of Ciego de Avila City. Method: different archive, bibliographic and digital material were used, a survey on the deterioration of the ornaments of the public corridors were carried out supported by technical cards to obtain the number of deteriorations appreciated in the ornaments by means of the observation method and the cause-effect analysis, to contribute to the future process of maintenance of the porches in the city. Results: the observation of the 24 foundational blocks has 144 lots of public corridors and the technical cards showed that the 70 % present a style generally eclectic and the 30 % Vernacular style, all with traditional constructive system; regarding the technical conditions, a 20 % are good, a 70 % are regular and a 10 % are in bad condition. On the other hand, the cause-effect analysis showed the loss of decorative elements of these corridors, thus extinguishing the cultural and architectural value of ''The City of Porches''. Conclusion: a system of actions was elaborated for the maintenance and conservation of the ornaments of the public corridors in the Historic Center of Ciego de Avila City.