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Description

Front-view of a beach house located in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, raised on stilts, with a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, there are wooden entrance stairs that lead to the entrance porch. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. It is also decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far left, there is an area of the porch that is partially surrounded by metallic mesh. The windows are double and made of glass and aluminum. The door is simple, made of glass, with glass surrounding it. In front of the house, there are several persons standing and trees in the surrounding area.
Origin Name
CAJ_1023_N0006
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
Lajas
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: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or 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
  • Plank construction
  • Stilts (structural elements)
  • Zinc
  • Porticoes
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Windows
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Flowerpots
  • Beach houses
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Screen door
  • Stairs (series of steps)
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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