Seismic-resistant structures in the viceroyalty of Peru: Quincha vaults in the main churches of Trujillo; [Estruturas sismo-resistentes no vice-reinado do Peru: As abóbadas de Quincha nas principais igrejas de Trujillo]

Boggiano-Burga M.L.; Moreno-Arellano R.C.; Guzmán-Gutiérrez E.G. · Anales de Investigacion en Arquitectura (2024) · DOI: 10.18861/ania.2024.14.1.3758

Resumen

Since the beginning of the Spanish occupation in Peru in the sixteenth century and after the process of transculturation, a great variety of walls, arches and vaults were built with sizes similar to those executed in the Iberian Peninsula. At the beginning, these works were made with brick, stone and adobe; however, with the frequent earthquakes that made collapse much of these buildings, the lack of constructive foresight of the Spanish alarifes was evident. Therefore, they had to resort to the quincha, material made of wooden grids, cane, and mud cover that was used in the construction of preHispanic housing and administrative centers. The present research shows the results of a field work, descriptive, complete bibliographic review that aimed to demonstrate the origin and evolution of quincha vaults in Peru; the seismic resistance of the material, as well as the structural effectiveness it had in the construction of the vaults and domes of the main churches of Trujillo. The results allow a greater understanding of the viceroyalty architecture and evidence its ancestral usefulness in the modern context, as well as its captivating aesthetic that allows the identification of the trujillano with its cultural heritage.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego