Water House - PRAHA

Water House

Description

Coastal house built over stilts, and located in La Parguera. The house is wooden and has a zinc gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. There is a small wooden path over water that leads to the house. It has a balcony without railing. It is decorated with potted plants and hanging potted plants. To one side, there is a hose and a water tube. To the far right, there is a clothesline.
Origin Name
CAJ_0110_F0001_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage
Guánica
Date
1978 o 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". On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "150, CAJ|0110|F0001". 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 project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Plank construction
  • Stilt houses
  • Zinc
  • Balconies
  • Clothesline
  • Windows
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Pipes (conduits)
  • Hoses (tools)
  • Stilts (structural elements)
  • Houses
  • Seas
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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