Symbolization and domesticity in theAndean home: A phenomenologicalapproach to dwelling in Coporaque, Peru  

作　　者：Gonzalo Rıos-Vizcarra Luis Enrique Calatayud-Rosado Aleixandre Brian Duche-Perez 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering,Universidad Catolica de Santa Marıa,Arequipa 04001,Peru [2]Faculty of Social Sciences and Technologies and Humanities,Universidad Catolica de Santa Marıa,Arequipa 04001,Peru

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2025年第1期94-113,共20页建筑学研究前沿(英文版)

基　　金：funded by the internal research funds competition at UCSM(Universidad Catolica de Santa Marıa)(Grant No.26617-R-2019).

摘　　要：This study explores the symbolic value attributed by Indigenous inhabitants to theirdwellings and how the physical structure of the home serves to align domestic activities withmeanings related to their ancestral culture. To achieve this objective, we focused on the Peruvian Andes, specifically on Coporaque, an Indigenous village founded in the 16th centuryduring colonial times. In this locality, qualitative research was carried out using the phenomenological approach, prioritizing the lived experience of the native inhabitants in their daily“life world” through in-depth interviews and direct observations. Our results broaden understanding of the Andean vernacular dwelling, making visible the ways in which the “Wasi” becomes a stage for the symbolic occurrence of domesticity. The results reveal several significantnarratives on domesticity that support and give coherence to the life of these Indigenous communities, coinciding with the symbolic value that other cultures have attributed to dwellings.The study was able to conclude on the Indigenous house’s function in sustaining regional identities and how its physical structure is embodied in the inhabitants until it becomes one of thelast bastions of resistance against the homogenizing pressure that the globalized world tries toexert on native peoples.

关 键 词：Vernacular housing Inhabit Architectural symbolism Narratives of domesticity Peruvian Andes Indigenous communities 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]