Greetings to all, today I want to share with everyone an interesting architectural restoration project. It is worth mentioning that this is a project that I could not get historical background or official information.
In my municipality there is no strategy or tourism for colonial architecture, not like there is in other states that even in Valencia the colonial town is protected, not here and therefore there are very few buildings with existing colonial characteristics and this is one . This was a restoration that was done to an old colonial house, in which by doing a restoration and part of the concept was to preserve its historical legacy keeping the old visible with the new in a way that is a harmonious transition, and the function that currently shelters a state television channel.
Preserving in good condition all those elements that you want to preserve, giving their historical value, is notable in the facades of this partial remodeling, renovating with a new air despite the fact that windows and doors are used and leave visible, as well as adobe walls with characteristics colonial. Another important point in the restorations of old constructions and to carry out a structural pathology work to guarantee the safety of the work.
The tile roof and the adobe brick, the wooden door and the vertical windows with wooden doors and their respective blacksmithing are characteristics that are noticeable and more in the positioning and context of this old house.
Colonial architecture began with the founding of colonial cities as small urban settlements and was itself a ceremony that mixed religious rites, military protocols, political acts and urban practices. As a curious fact, I remember that when I was a child in my country, Venezuela, there was a holiday called "The Discovery of America" in 1942, which was the day that Christopher Columbus sent by the Spanish crown arrived in America with his boats, currently that day It was modified and is now called "Day of indigenous resistance" by the indigenous people who were the original settlers of America and fought against the Spanish conquest and other nations, defending their land against slavery and abuses by new visitors. In my opinion this The second way of calling the day seems more convincing to me because of everything that happened and what it implies that they dominate your territory by force and illegality.
In colonial architecture, the materials used were those offered by the environment of that time, such as the various types of materials used such as bahareque, stone, wood, bitter cane, wall, adobe and clay for the creation of functional ornaments, which served for the creation of functional ornaments. Plaster and lime were also used to cover the buildings. The architecture of the houses is simple and unadorned, the characteristics of which are: Deep niches for doors and windows. Colonial tiles that came to replace thatch. Moldings for the door frames.
Saludos a todos hoy quiero compartir con todos un proyecto de restauración arquitectónica interesante. Cabe mencionar que este es un proyecto que no pude conseguir antecedentes histórico ni información oficial.
En mi municipio no existe estrategia ni turismo por la arquitectura colonial, no como existe en otros estados que inclusive en Valencia el casco colonial es protegido, aquí no y por ello son muy pocas las construcciones con características coloniales existentes y esta es una. Esta fue una restauración que se le hizo a una antigua casa colonial, en la cual al hacer una restauración y que parte del concepto fuera conservar su legado histórico manteniendo visible lo viejo con lo nuevo de una manera en que sea una transición armoniosa, y la función que le da cobijo actualmente es a un canal de televisión estadal.
Preservar en un buen estado todos aquellos elementos que se quiere conservar dando su valor histórico se hace notable en las fachadas de esta remodelación parcial renovando con un aire nuevo a pesar de que se usan y dejan visibles ventanas y puertas, también paredes de adobe con características coloniales. Otro punto importante en las restauraciones de construcciones antiguas y realizar un trabajo de patología estructural para garantizar la seguridad de la obra.
El techo de teja y el ladrillo de adobe, la puerta de madera y las ventanas verticales con puertas de madera y su respectiva herrería son características que se hacen notar y más en el posicionamiento y contexto de esta antigua casa.