Decolonial Subject

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Site Manufacture of Urbanization Houses, Luquillo

Side view of houses, under construction, in the town of Luquillo. The dwellings are over gravel and are made of concrete with flat roofs, they only have columns and roofs. In the area there are piled wooden boards, materials and construction machinery. In the distance, buildings and automobiles can be seen.

Building of the Antiguo Correo y Corte Federal José V. Toledo at the Old San Juan

Frontal view, from the Comercio street, building known as Antiguo Correo y Corte Federal José V. Toledo at the Old San Juan. The building is made up two parts. The first one was built in 1914 and it had the influence of several architectonic movements like, Beaux-arts, the Federal style and Spanish Renaissance. You can observe it has the pavilion shape and it has the colors cream and light gray. Is built with cement and limestone, its roof is covered with terracotta roofing tiles and its doors and windows are from by voussoirs and covered with green grilles. In front of the building you can see narrow stairs that form the main entrance of the building. The second building was built on 1940 and also has the influence of the Avant-garde movement and Venetian school. It has the aspect of a tower with roof extension with the shape of lanterns, part of the roof is covered with roofing tiles and it has the colors cream with light gray. Its windows and doors are also formed by voussoirs. You can find the building intercepting the streets Comercio and Tanca. You can observe other buildings around like, the Popular Bank of Puerto Rico, Ochoa building and what it was the American Colonial Bank. Additionally, you can see on its surroundings bus, kiosks, automobiles, sidewalks, power lines, light poles, a flagpole with the United States flag, people, and the paved streets with paving stones. The opened lot that is in front of the building became the municipal parking lot Doña Fela.

Press Building, Stationery and Lithography at the Marina Street in the Old San Juan

Buildings located at the Marina street of the Old San Juan. You can observe building that are located in front a wide street. The building that is in the center is a press and stationery that is painted with white, mustard and terracotta colors, it has on its facade pilasters, cornices, moldings and a green awning on its entrances. One section of the building works as a separate establishment and it is a night club. On its entrance it has a sign that says: "Bay View Host Club". On 1915 this building was a cinemas called Tres Banderas. It is followed by a building that it was an insurance company called Inter-American Insurance Agency, it has dark gray and light gray colors, its windows are glass sash and it has wooden doors. To the left there is the Badrena building, this one has two different shade of gray, has a sign on one of its walls that says: "Dole" with red color. There are rectangular and square openings in which there are persienne glass windows. The one that is located to the far left end is the Ochoa building that has influence of the Neo-renaissance architectonic style, is cream color with light green touches, it has metal windows with glass persiennes, arches on the first floor facade and mosaic ornament on the capitals of each pilaster. On the surroundings you can see a paved street with concrete, some antennas on some roofs, an alley, sidewalks, barrel containers on top of some wooden plates, power lines, an automobile and trees. Subsequently, this group of buildings next to the Ochoa building they became one building where it has a Caridad pharmacy, the store Ralph Lauren and a luxury apartment complex called Harbor Plaza.

Tió House

Side view of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is in concrete with a flat, zinc roof. On the first level, the house has several doors with moldings over them. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with a flat roof. It is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing sustained by columns. There are several double, wooden lattice-style doors with moldings over them. In the upper edge, the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. To the far left, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics. In front, there are several cars parked and persons standing.

Neoclassic House

One-story, corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is in concrete, built over a wall, and has a flat roof. In the front of the balcony, it has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and moldings. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic bar railing. To the far left, there are entrance steps. In the balcony, there are also several doors with mullions over them. The house has lattice-style windows with moldings over them. The upper edge of the house is decorated with cornices, an ornamental frieze, and moldings. To the far right, the house is semi-attached to another with similar characteristics. In the street around the house, there are vehicles parked.