dc.contributor.author	Medina, Paulette M.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Frascari, Marco	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Holt, Jaan	en
dc.contributor.department	Architecture	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:41:16Z	en
dc.date.adate	2001-09-02	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:41:16Z	en
dc.date.issued	2001-07-30	en
dc.date.rdate	2002-09-02	en
dc.date.sdate	2001-07-10	en
dc.description.abstract	I propose to design a fish market in Puerto Real, a fishing village in the West Coast of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Being the most important fishing village in the island and fishing being the principal economic activity of this town, this fish market takes the place of a social and cultural center for residents and visitors of the village. The materials and the modern architectural design of the building evoke and interpret the vernacular and picturesque architecture of the structures around town. The location in the water of the fish market pays tribute to the natural resources of the village as well as fulfills the needs of the fishermen and customers to perform their daily activities in the market. The activity around the market becomes a spatial experience that begins with the open plaza that diffuses in the metal structure bridge which ends in the concrete base tower that visually connects the town with the water and the people with the market. The metal and concrete base structure, as well as the white fabric roof of the market, complete the architectural experience and transform this space into the Center of a Little Town.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Architecture	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-07102001-133211	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07102001-133211/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33949	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	04PAGES_15.19.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	02PAGES_1.7.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	01PAGES_I.IV.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	03PAGES_8.14.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	05PAGES_20.24.PDF	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Cabo Rojo	en
dc.subject	puertorricans	en
dc.subject	west coast	en
dc.title	Fishmarket Center of a little town	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Architecture	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Architecture	en

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