Buildings F - PRAHA

Buildings F

Description

Side view of a two-story, concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The first level has a double wooden-glass window surrounded by glass. On the inside, the window is covered by an ornamental metallic grille and a curtain. Also, the window is surrounded by vegetation. On the second level, the dwelling has a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with embossed designs and ornamental moldings. The balcony is sustained by concrete brackets. Double wooden doors with a mullion of the same material can be seen. In addition, above the door, there is an eave covered by roofing tiles and sustained by brackets. The rest of the walls of the residence are decorated with moldings.
Origin Name
CAJ_1004_N0035
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth Watch Volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Balconies
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Double doors
  • Fanlights
  • Gardens (open spaces)
  • Windows
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Curtains (window hangings)
  • Brackets (structural elements)
  • Bas-relief (sculpture technique)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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