ORIGIN OF THE STRUCTURES

Structures has always been an important part of architecture. Every time we

have wanted to close some space for shelter of a family, worship, trade, do politics
among others. Various materials have been used to shape the structures, so that
they can protect and resist the adversities of nature, without forgetting the
architectural beauty and the costs involved. When a structure is incorrect from the
aesthetic point of view inevitably the eye of the viewer will grasp this, but it is not
easy to apply that this problem of aesthetics has to do with the structure. the
architect's knowledge of the structures is extremely high.

NEED FOR THE SAFEGUARD AND SECURITY OF THE

ARCHITECTURAL FACT

It is irreverent before rules known by tradition. It is very free, but shows great
dependence on technological advances and new construction materials, as an
image of contemporaneity. Considering the technical advances as domains of the
man of our time, the theme of life forms has been developed in dwellings that do
not really have links with emerging societies. It is designed anonymously,
stereotyped and massified, covering only the physical needs of being. The
objective of the design takes away the responsibility of improving the quality of life
and partially excludes social, psychological, moral and spiritual needs, giving
importance to the image and cost.

In this study of the house as an object, elaborated by man to cover the basic
needs of shelter, feeding, procreation, socialization, and development of the
individual as part of a family and society, an interpretation is constructed from a
point of view architectural semiotic The categories of space introduced by Tilley
(1994) are contemplated
 1. Somatic space, as the space of habitual and unconscious action of the

Predictable experiences and the body's ability to move

2. Perceptual space, or space that is built qualitatively

3. Existential space or space built by concrete experiences of the individual

and their social relationship.

4. Architectural space like the one that lodges and makes sense by its
relation with the other spaces and with the man who inhabits them

5. Cognitive space as the one that provides the basis for reflection and
learning. The characteristics of the architectural potential of the house as
representation and symbolic construction and the significant creation of places and
environments by the actors are studied. The middle class of Mérida is
characterized through its homes, aspirations and social and cultural habits. The
architectural tool in semiotics according to Greimas and Courtés (1991), refers to
the syntagmatic linkage that organizes and constitutes the operations of
transformation of space as an artificial medium conducive to the development of
human activities, ranging from the everyday to the rhythms of Long duration as the
growth of subjects in space and variations over time.

This form of approach leads us to understand the transformations of natural

environments in artificial, and by segmentation, classification and categorization
are attributed, to inhabited spaces, complementary properties to their use.
 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Architectural design

Has the task of satisfying the demands for living spaces, both aesthetically
and technologically. presents technical, constructive solutions. for architectural
projects. Among the elements to be taken into account for the architectural design,
are the creativity, the organization, the physical environment, the construction,
among others.

Structural design

Is where civil engineering is developed. The structural design is made from

an adequate balance between the own functions that a material can fulfill, based
on its specific natural characteristics, its mechanical capacities and the lowest cost
that can be met. the cost of the structure should always be the lowest result from a
previous structural analysis

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

Building

It stands out for the development of large panels, in which the walls are
modular prefabricated plates. In essence you are dealing with a structural set of
solid reinforced concrete panels, with varying thickness depending on the location
in the structure, which are assembled by welded iron rods. The walls are
connected to the mezzanine plate and the upper floor wall to make up the
structural system. The result is a solid architectural body with great construction
advantages. In response to the earthquakes that occur in the region, IC has been
conducting research on seismic resistance since the 1970s. To test your system,
IC performs periodically and in accordance with earthquake standards of
international resistance, demanding tests with optimal results

OWN CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEM

 Stability

The prefabricated systems provides structural resistance resistant

earthquake. Its walls conform the structural system of the building when connecting
with the other adjacent pieces that attend the vertical loads coming from its own
weight and from the mezzanine system. Additionally. IC has installed a laboratory
where tests are carried out with aggregates and concrete, by breaking
compression cylinders. IC builds up to 12 floors under the exacting norms of the
resistant earthquake code, of obligatory fulfillment.

The production system used by IC allows to considerably reduce the

production times of homes with the consequent reduction in labor costs. Among its
additional advantages is the controlled elimination of waste and the simultaneous
start of assembly and finishes. As the manufactured walls are smooth they do not
need a cloth or plaster and paint or wallpaper is applied directly. By shaping the
'drawers' and get the stability and security needed to work simultaneously on the
finished

Versatility

As an example, CI systems allow the development of a project of 64

apartments in 8 floors in a period of 5 months, during which the foundation is a
melt-in-place activity, with an average duration of 2 months. The IC system
generates a construction time saving of 56% compared to traditional construction
systems.

The versatility of the IC allows buildings to be built up to 12 floors with

basement and semi-basement, home, industrial warehouses, shopping centers
and churches, community halls, schools, hospitals, among others. With great
efficiency and quality.

AESTHETICS, PURPOSE AND USE OF BUILDINGS.

 The constructions will have to adapt, in the basics, to the aesthetic
environment of the sector, so that they do not detract from the medium set in which
they were located.

In places with an open and natural landscape, whether rural or maritime, or

in the perspectives offered by urban groups with historical-artistic, typical or
traditional characteristics and in the vicinity of picturesque roads and paths, the
situation, mass, height of the buildings, walls and closures, or the installation of
other elements, limit the visual field to contemplate the natural beauties, break the
harmony of the landscape or disfigure the perspective proper to it.

STRUCTURAL LANGUAGE

It is very important to know about language in architecture because

architects must create their own language to create their own style

The architectural language is nothing other than the style or trend that the
architect individually adopts or modifies in his own way / taste.

The architectural language is part of how you express yourself with your
surroundings and especially with your clients.

Because in your environment (colleagues, builders, draughtsmen, etc.) you

express yourself with technical language and modeling typical of architecture. With
your client your design has to speak for itself and sell itself in such a way that our
client is impressed.

The architectural language is the maximum expression of the integral

development of a people or culture. The architect, part of this to form, after much
design, their own language and create their own language, using the form, space
and technology, is not easy, because there always exists in the subconscious, own
or collective, a reference to previous languages or from other authors

Do you understand, when the doctor speaks to you in his language of some
treatment? No, but do you understand the lawyer when he presents a case to you?

The architectural language can be analyzed and ordered with the same
bases of linguistics, the architectural language is not:

the expression that is the work or the works of an architect, or the process
that is seen in his work, is not the language, it is the "text = work" that he is
generating with the tools of the language. That is, the language is the medium for
the communication of the work.

You have to take the work or works as texts of who produces it, we all use
the same language or code but, surely in a different way.

READING AND INTERPRETATION OF STRUCTURAL PLANS

The Structural Plans are a graphic representation of structural elements,

which follow certain standards for their drawing and their subsequent interpretation.
They allow us to guide us in the materialization of any work, for this reason, it must
have the sequential order of the construction process, stating, each stage in a
general way, also showing the details of each structural element that makes it up
or that are built together, as well for example: foundation, with its general plan and
detail of each of its structural elements, such as: plinths and / or footings, braces
and / or footings, walls, or elements that are built together, such as: cisterns, Start
of stairs, columns etc.

Other constructive stages could be, according to the building: level 1 slab,
with a floor of the slab in general and the details of the beams, ribs, section type,
columns and / or walls, etc., and thus, 2nd, 3rd , ... beam and roof level, if
applicable.

As in the architectural plans, the structural ones must have the name of the
drawing, example: E 1/3, E 2/3, E 3/3, which means that the work has three
structural planes and that is read: Plano Structural one of three, Structural Plane
two of three and Structural Plane three of three. They also have a sign, which
shows mainly the name of the work and the technical managers, both in the
structural design, which must necessarily be a civil engineer, and the person
responsible for the construction, who may be civil engineers or architects This
information must be found in all the plans, without exception.

The structural plans are divided into Plans of Set or Plans and Plans of
Details and Specifications.