Designed Camelback Addition
Description
Corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is two stories high, with the main one-story building having a second story added to the rear, which is often described as resembling a camel's hump. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a large balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine wooden columns. It has double wooden doors with lattice-glass style over which there are fan mountings. Over the gabled roof, there is a lattice-style wooden mullion in the center. On the other side of the house, there is an attic with a flat zinc roof and lattice-style windows. The house is in front of a passable street where there are parked cars.| Origin Name |
CAJ_0074_F0001_R
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| Relation |
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
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| Geographical Coverage |
Mayagüez
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| Date |
1978 o 1979
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| Descriptive Notes |
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "FIG. 110, CAJ|0074|F0001". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated because they document other formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
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| Descripción decolonial |
This camelback addition on a corner house in Mayagüez demonstrates how vernacular design would evolve within the casa criolla. The camelback is an addition often added to older historic structures, allowing an additional level to the structure while keeping the façade of the original building intact. Crafted from wood with a zinc gabled roof, the house boasts a large balcony framed by a wooden railing and columns. Lattice-style double doors and fan studs echo tradition, while a lattice-style central mullion and "medio puntos" nod to the island’s complex architectural history. Facing a bustling street, this house speaks through its distinct elements to colonial legacies and decolonial survival, resistance, and innovations in Puerto Rico's domestic architecture.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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