Decolonial Subject

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Vernacular Urbanización House

One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. In the front, the house has lattice-style windows and a garden built over a concrete wall. To the far right, there is a balcony where a simple wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and some people standing can be seen. Alongside the balcony, there is an open garage sustained by columns, where there are parked automobiles. There is also an attached two-story house. Its first level is made of concrete and is covered with decorative bars. The second floor is made of wood, has a flat roof, and lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is another entrance with an open garage and an automobile parked in front. On this side, the house is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars.

Front of a Neighborhood House

One-story neighborhood house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and single doors with lattice-style windows. In front of the house there is a sidewalk on which there is a mailbox. The entrance of the house has a low concrete block wall. To the far left there is a carport with patio chairs and decorative pots. There are also hanging potted plants. To the far right an open walkway where there is a small garden that leads to the balcony can be seen. The balcony is also open and has decorative potted plants. To both sides of the house there are backyards with trashcans and clotheslines. These are divided by metal bars and houses with the same characteristics. On the roofs of the houses there are television antennas.

House Río Cañas Abajo, Juana Díaz

Façade of a concrete house, built on stilts, in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are bicycles beside concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, sustained by wooden columns. The house has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The door has a screen door and a transom over it.

Wooden House with a Porch and a Fence

Wooden house with a zinc roof. It has a porch with a roof supported by slender wooden pillars. A portion of the porch is covered with palm fronds. There is a double, wooden window. A wooden fence surrounds the area, and there is a staircase leading to the balcony's entrance. On the stairs, there is a man, a woman and a baby, and a woman on the balcony with her back turned.

Buildings X

Front-view of a one-story house, made of concrete. In the foreground, a gazebo with a gabled roof and a garden that surrounds the house can be seen. The house has double windows in glass. In addition, there is a balcony covered by ornamental, metallic bars. It is decorated with a table and matching chairs. The wooden doors are single, and above them, there are wooden mullions.

Buildings U

Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch and it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs, armchairs, and plants in decorative pots. Also, children's toys and tables with matching chairs are visible. The residence has a single, wooden door and several lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. To the far left, there is a closed garage with double, wooden doors.

Dwelling, Escolástica López Street #684, Ceiba

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered by ornamental, metallic bars. The balcony's roof is flat and made of zinc. There are persons standing inside and outside of the balcony. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is single. There is a parked vehicle in front of the street. To the far left, there is a two-story, concrete house.

Front of Neighborhood House

One-story neighborhood house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and single doors with lattice-style windows. In front of the house there is a sidewalk on which there is a mailbox. The entrance of the house has a small concrete block wall. To the far left there is a carport with patio chairs and decorative pots. There are also hanging potted plants. To the far right an open walkway where there is a small garden that leads to the balcony can be seen. The balcony is also open and has decorative potted plants. To both sides of the house there are yards with trashcans and clotheslines. These are divided by metal bars and houses with the same characteristics. On the roofs of the houses there are television antennae.

Buildings Z

Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Añasco. The house is one-story and made of wood. The living room area, where there are several persons, is decorated with wooden chairs and tables. On the tables, there are decorative figures and vases. The walls are decorated with frames and photographs. On the wall to the far left, there is a double door in wood and glass, surrounded by wooden moldings. On the wall to the far right, there is another double, wooden door with lattice-style windows in wood and glass.

Buildings V

View of the balcony in a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by concrete columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The floor is covered with native tiles. To the far right, there are lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. A door bordered by stained glass windows can also be seen. In the background, there is a house with concrete stairs.

Buildings N

Front view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is two-story, in wood, with a gabled zinc roof. On the first floor, the dwelling has a porch with a hipped zinc roof, which is sustained by columns. The upper edge is ornamental and covered with plant vines. The space is decorated with patio chairs made of wood and metal, matching tables, and plants in decorative pots. There are two doors, a single wooden one with embossed details and another double wooden door with aluminum lattice-style windows. Above both doors there are transoms in wood and glass.

Workers in Colonia Carolina

View of a rural street in the town of Carolina. The street is unpaved and to both sides, there are houses. The dwellings are wooden with gabled zinc roofs, double wooden windows, and simple wooden doors. Some houses are on stilts and have small wooden stairs. The area is surrounded by persons and vegetation.

Buildings P

Close-up view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered with ornamental metallic bars. There, a metallic chair next to a cart made of metal and plastic can be seen. The balcony's roof is flat and made of zinc. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings, while the door is simple and wooden. In front of the dwelling, there are several persons standing.

Buildings U

Side-view of a one-story house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is decorated with chairs, armchairs and plants in decorative pots. In the front, there is a simple, wooden door and several lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings, same as on the sides. Also, there is an entrance that connects the sidewalk with the concrete house on stilts. In the upper part, in the front, there is a lattice-style window in wood. In front of the house, besides the entrance, there is a wooden table and several persons standing.

Buildings U

Side-view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete with aluminum, lattice-style windows. Surrounding the house are plants and trees. You can also see concrete steps that lead to a balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Tuscan-order columns. It is decorated with patio chairs, and in front, there are ample stairs that lead to the second floor, surrounded by a concrete railing. On the second floor, there is an open balcony surrounded by a concrete railing with ornamental designs.

Buildings X

View of a balcony in a one-story house. The balcony is covered with ornamental metallic bars. It is decorated with plants in ornamental pots, an ornamental metallic table, and matching chairs. The wooden doors are simple, with mullions over them. The windows are double and made of glass.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

House in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a screen door with fanlight. The balcony is surrounded by a small wall covered in native tiles, which is decorated with chairs and hanging potted plants. In front of the dwelling there is a garden decorated with different plants, rocks, and patio figures. The garden is divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. To the far right, there is a residence with a decorated concrete block wall.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

Buildings N

Front-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. Surrounding the house, there is an ornamental metallic fence, and a garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns, and its upper edge is covered with plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. The double doors are made of wood, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Over them, there are wooden-glass mullions. To the far right, there is a house with different characteristics.

Buildings U

Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs, armchairs and plants in decorative pots. There is a simple, wooden door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. To the far left, there is a closed garage with double, wooden doors.

Buildings V

Front-view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has a small balcony with several people standing and is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks. On the balcony are two double-leaf wooden doors with embossed details, and to the far right is a wooden house with similar characteristics.

Buildings T

Side-view of a residence in the town of Ciales. It is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. It has a garden in the front that leads to the entrance of the house. In the front-left part, there is a balcony where there are several persons. It is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, over which there are metallic bars and a fabric curtain. It has side stairs made of concrete and a metallic gate, just like the rest of the balcony.

House, Celis Aguilera Street #205

View of a two-story house made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, there is a house with a gazebo-like entrance with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns and in the upper edge, it is covered by plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. On the second level, the house has a balcony with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. On the upper edge there is an ornamental border. It has lattice-style windows and a single door, both with wooden transoms over them.