URBAN REGENERATION-BALLENITA
Nahomy Silva
Nadia García
Emilio Cevallos
Nemely Ordoñez
Marie González
Alison Mosquera
ORIGIN OF BALLENITA
According to historians, its name comes from the fact that in ancient times the legendary whales
came to mate and reproduce the species. Its extensive beach is 1,600 meters long, including 200
meters of rocky area and 300 meters of sand and rock.
Ballenita beach is located on the Pacific coast, Spondylus route, Ecuador. It is a small fishing
community located 5 km from the city of Santa Elena, and less than 2 km from the Regional Bus
Terminal of Santa Elena.
Fig 1
monument in ballenita
BALLENITA
TIMELINE
1527 1986 2005 2014 2018
It was discovered by the Around these years As of this year, people The ballenita terminal The first hypermarket
Spanish Francisco the lands of ballenita realized that little whale is inaugurated in Ballenita is
Pizarro on August 18, began to be was not progressing and inaugurated
1527. commercialized
decided to sell their
houses and some could
not be sold due to their
bad reputation.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
This watering place on the Santa Elena Peninsula is located
130 km west of the city of Guayaquil, in the so-called Punta
Ballenita on the Pacific Coast. It is located at 02º 11' 53"
south latitude and 80º 52' 1" west longitude at a height of O
m.s.n.m.
It limits to the north with the Pacific Ocean, to the south with
the cantonal capital Santa Elena, to the east with Cerro El
Tablazo (also called Cerro de las Antenas) and to the west it
BALLENITA
limits with the canton of La Libertad.
This population of approximately 300 families is located 20
minutes from Salinas and 5min from La Libertad, constituting
one of the parishes located on the main road that leads to the
Ruta del Sol.
Fig 2
map of ballenita
POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Ballenita has approximately 787 people, of which 391 are men and 396 women
Population by age ranges
Fig 3
Population table
Five to six people live in each house, of which up to three members of each
family work, with an economically active population of approximately 257
people. According to a study carried out by the PMRC in 2006, Ballenita has
approximately 2,500 inhabitants.
SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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percentage of education
CLIMATE
The geographical situation of the sector determines that the climate of Ballenita is tropical with
an annual average of temperatures that oscillate between 23 -26ºC, 5 being the months of June
to December those with the lowest temperatures and from January to May the temperature rises
coinciding with the appearance of the rains, with precipitations of 125 -250 mm.
Fig 5
climatic data
FAUNA FLORA
The flora is directly related to the climate, it is considered
a undergrowth of the tropical desert. In the past,
agriculture was not practiced except for planting
watermelons in the highlands. Native vegetation is
completely removed and replaced with landscape
vegetation.
Fig 6 Fig 7 Fig 8
PLAYERITO MANCHADO CHOLITO ÁRTICO CHORLITO PALMADO
Fig 12
Fig 9 Fig 10 Fig 11 MALEZA DEL DESIERTO TROPICAL
RATONA COMÚN CHOLITO ÁRTICO CHORLITO PALMADO
VISION OF THE LANDSCAPE
It has an approximate extension of 1 kilometer. Towards its ends are the
largest ledges of the cliff.
Ballenita presents a particularity given by the presence of a low cliff, in
which two spaces are differentiated: the boardwalk in its upper part and
the beach in the lower part. The boardwalk has some facilities such as Fig 13
viewpoints and certain services such as restaurants, dining rooms and ballenita pier
some other support structures such as toilets. To get to the beach there
are several accesses, which do not have all the security conditions.
The canteens at the edge of the cliff currently represent a hazard and it
has been necessary to place supports to prevent them from collapsing.
Fig 14
ballenita coast
TOPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
EL ACCESO A ESTE BALNEARIO ES DE TIPO PERMANENTE NOTÁNDOSE LA MAYOR AFLUENCIA DE
TURISTAS EN LA TEMPORADA DE INVIERNO (ENERO -ABRIL) SIENDO LA PRINCIPAL VÍA DE INGRESO
LA AUTOPISTA GUAYAQUIL -SALINAS, LA CUAL ES DE PRIMER ORDEN.
BALLENITA
Fig 15 Fig 16
ballenita beach map of ballenita
URBAN REGENERATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
Churches
Medical Centers
Educational Institutions
Fuel station
Parks
Activities
PUBLIC SERVICES
Fig 17
services of ballenita
CHURCHES:Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal Movimiento
Internacional Ballenita,Iglesia Cristiana Misionera I.C.M.
Internacional,Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora de la Nube
MEDICAL CENTERS:Centro de salud
Ballenita,Biomagnetismo medico centro de apoyo,Hospital
Oftalmológico José Martín,Centro de Dialisis RENALPRO
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:Escuela Ballenita
#13,Unidad Educativa Carrera Sánchez,Escuela de
Escultura,EBB. Malena Drouet
FUEL STATION:Estacion De Servicio TERPEL
ACTIVITIES:Chulluype,Playa de Ballenita,mirador de
Ballenita,Pacific Oasis Club skate park
PARKS:Parque central Ballenita, Malecón de Ballenita
URBAN REGENERATION
URBAN PROBLEMS AND
CHALLENGES
S trengths
W eaknesses
O pportunities
T hreats
URBAN PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
THE GE O G RAPHICAL LOCATION OF BAL L E N I T A I S E A S I L Y A C C E S S I B L E SCAR C E GENERAL D ATA INFORMATION O N B A L L E N I T A
TO S E V E R A L CENTER, URBA N A R EAS, SUC H AS SALINAS, LA L I B E R T A D DEFI C I E N T INVESTM ENT BY THE MUNIC I P A L G A D O F S A N T A
AND S A N TA ELENA. ELEN A
Fig 21
Fig 18 lack of maintenance
monument of ballenita
DISO R G A NIZATION WITH GOVERNMENT E N T I T I E S T O C A R R Y
THE R O A DS THAT C ONNECT TO THE PAR I S H A R E E A S I L Y A N D Q U I C K L Y
ACCE S S I BLE. OUT P R O J E CTS IN THE PARISH.
Fig 19
Fig 22
roads
architects
THER E I S NO ACCESSIBILITY TO THE B E A C H F O R P E O P L E
IT HA S A LAND TERMINAL NEAR THE P A R I S H T O F A C I L I T A T E A C C E S S WITH R E DUCED MOB ILITY.
AND D E P ARTURE OF VISITORS OR INHABI T A N T S .
Fig 23
Fig 20 lack of accessibility
terminal terrestre
URBAN PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURES, SUCH AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES MAY AFFECT ACCESS TO THE BEACH
BOARDWALK OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE JOBS TO EXIST
FOR THE INHABITANTS
Fig 26
hurricane
Fig 24
boardwalk
HOT WEATHER AND THE METABOLIC RATE OF INSECTS
THE PROPOSED PROJECT OF INTERNAL ROADS WILL GIVE A INCREASE CAUSING THE BUGS TO INVADE HOMES AND
BETTER MOBILIZATION AND APPEARANCE OF THE PARISH FOR GARDENS IN SEARCH OF FOOD
THOSE WHO VISIT IT.
Fig 25 Fig 27
streets plague
URBAN REGENERATION
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Ballenita malecon
the streets
management of the beach
Tourism-centered city
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
within the development opportunities we can find to
improve and revitalize Ballenita we have:
The Ballenita malecon is Another great opportunity for A key point that provides an Ballenita has the potential to
currently in very poor development lies in the streets opportunity for Ballenita to become a tourism-centered city
condition, but if it were that are currently disorganized revitalize itself is the cleanliness through good organization and
properly restored, it could and mostly unpaved. If these and proper management of the development. However, it is
become a very significant streets were properly developed, beach to eliminate the crucial to ensure that the growth
central meeting point for both they could lead to better accumulated garbage in the area, of tourism does not harm its
citizens and the tourists who connectivity and communication making it an attractive and prime residents.
visit the area. between different parts of the city. destination for tourists.
URBAN REGENERATION
EXISTING
INFRAESTRUCTURE
Road network
Security and safety
Public buildings
Service distribution networks
Road network
Means of Access.
From Guayaquil
Austral transverse road (E40)Guayaquil - Salinas highway until you
reach the Santa Elena peninsula. 1h58min.
From the canton of Santa Elena
Continue towards Ballenita on the Troncal del pacífico road (E15)
Spondylus route. 5minutes.
In Ballenita
-Public transportation in Ballenita 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Cost per person $ 0.25 cents.
-Private transport: taxis, motorcycle taxis and vans.
Ballenita Guayaquil
-Cooperatives from the cantonal capital of Santa Elena to Ballenita:
Cooperativa Transcisa and Peninsular Horizons Cooperative.
E40
Fig 28
Road network
Security and safety Public buildings
Lifeguard Health care
The life tower service is available only on
The medical services are not adequate,
weekends and holidays where there is a lot
there is a health point managed by officials
of tourists, here we can find five life towers
of the Ministry of Public Health, which
along the beach.
unfortunately does not have its own
facilities and works in a small space, people
UPC unit who require medical assistance usually
There’s only one UPC unit located at the move to the Liborio Panchana Hospital
coast of Ballenita located in the cantonal capital of Santa
Elena
UPC
H.C unit
Fig 29 UPC and Health care unit location
Service distribution networks
Water: Electricity: Waste collection: Sewer collection:
90% of the 100% of the Solid waste is In May 27, 2022, the
inhabitants of this population of the carried out by the National
Municipality through Government,
parish have parish benefits from
the Municipal through EP
drinking water electricity through
Cleaning Company Petroecuador,
distributed by the the interconnected
of Santa Elena officially delivered
company AGUAPEN system of the the project to
(EMASA EP).
S.A. National Electricity expand the sanitary
Corporation. sewer to the
Ballenita commune,
located in the
canton and province
of Santa Elena, area
of influence of the
La Libertad -
Pascuales - Manta
Polyduct.
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LOCAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS
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LOCAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Article 40.- Green areas: The construction, subdivision or other requires the transfer of the percentage of corresponding
green area provided in the COOTAD must detail the type of vegetation in the project. to incorporate in each of its
boundaries or communal spaces when these do not correspond to beach and bay areas and detail the
recommended activities for their management, maintenance and sustainability. The species to be planted must be native
to the area, for which the Department of the Environment of the Decentralized Autonomous Government will offer a
referential list of species.
Article 45.- Regulation of the public space: . Parks and green areas, as well as roads and other spaces that are for public
use, may not be closed or fenced off in such a way as to deprive the population of their use and free transit.
Article 39.- Prohibitions in the beach area and adjacent strip: In accordance with the provisions of the Organic
Environmental Code, the following activities are prohibited in the beach area and adjacent strip owned by the State:
1. The construction of facilities or infrastructures that affect or affect the landscape of the area and the habitat of
protected species in accordance with the regulations issued by the National Environmental Authority;
2. The destruction, modification or exploitation of the natural defenses of the beach.
3. The parking and circulation of land motor vehicles, except those that are parked in the areas.
5. The extraction of sand, shell and non-renewable resources in general;
6. The occupation of the accesses to the beach, exits or mouths of estuaries or canals.
8. Disposal of waste in the interior streets of the sector,
9. The placement of billboards or billboards that affect the landscape;
10. The construction or modification of transportation routes with traffic intensity higher than that determined by the
competent authorities;
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IMPORTANT DATES
festivals of the province
Creation of the Province of Santa Elena: Since 2007, the date on
which its provincialization is decreed is celebrated every
November 7, with civic acts and popular festivals.
Creation of the Parish of Manglaralto: Carried out in 1937, it is
celebrated on December 27 of each year. There are also
celebrations for this same fact on May 29.
The cantonization of Santa Elena: The commemoration of this
naming of the city is celebrated every January 22.
Cantonization of Salinas: It is celebrated every December 22 of
each year when the popular festivals take place
Religious festivals
In the province of Santa Elena, celebrations with religious reasons are common,
since this town is mostly Catholic. Honors are paid to virgins and saints who
protect the people, and their traditions. Some of its religious festivals are:
Day of the Virgen de las Mercedes, on September 24.
Feast of San Judas Tadeo. Celebrated in October.
The Day of Santa Elena. Every August 18 of each year.
Day of the Virgin of Our Lady of Hope. Celebrated on August 15.
Tribute to the Virgen Del Mar. Held on the 3rd Friday of June each year.
Day of the Blessed Virgin of Quinche. It is the 21st of November.
Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and of San Benito. Every July 16.
Festival in honor of the Lord of the Waters. Every May 31.
Feast of San Rafael de Arcángel. Celebrated every October 24.
-Feast of Saint Peter. October 29.
Fiesta of Miguel de Arcángel. At the end of September, the 29th is celebrated.
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ANALOGOUS CASES
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map
It is the winning design of the contest
R The park were design to Weiss / Manfredi Architects
It is located in an industrial complex
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Descend 40 feet to Elliott Bay
The existing structure was used
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Fig 31 bright
beach
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bright
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neighborhood
It is a neighborhood designed to minimize its impact on the
environment contemplated in an energy anatomy, and trying to
reduce its ecological footprint and repay the ecological debt, in
order to improve its quality of life and thus achieve better human
well-being.
Fig 38
bright
Fig 35
siteplan
An exhibition pavilion offers space for art, performances and
educational programming. From this pavilion, the pedestrian
path descends to the water, linking three new archetypal
landscapes of the Northwest: a dense temperate evergreen
forest, a deciduous forest and a coastal garden.
Fig 36
pier
Fig 37 Fig 39
mountain mall
B
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beach
Bauhaus city of Tel Aviv, played a key role in
A C establishing the ever-changing
between the city and its shoreline.
connection
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the new renovated promenade is commonly
T considered the most transformative project among
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them, due to the radical change that occurred in the
Y relationship between the built fabric of the city and
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its main natural resource: the sea. The new Fig 43
promenade became host to more than 9 million beach
visitors a year, a record number compared to Israel's
S population of just 9 million.
Fig 41 street
Fig 40
map
Fig 44
beach
DIRECTION:ISRAEL
Public Furniture
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Fig 45
Green Bus station
Pier
Fig 46 Fig 48
Street furniture Street furniture
ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSIS
*Lack of maintenance to beaches, roads and infrastructure
Issues
*The streets have many holes
*Unpaved streets
*Pollution
*There is no help from the municipality
Needs
*lack of trade
*bad placement of covers for served water
*Disabled accessibility
Opportunities
*Construction of alternate and internal roads
*increase services such as (bus stops, gas station)
*Create tourist spaces
*Promote the community ritual they have at Easter
Potentialities
*The restaurants on the edge of the cliff Fig 49
* Whale boardwalk map
COLOR PALETTE
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colors
