LAYERS OF TIME

from Architecture Portfolio

by Danielaarizbeth

JENNY HOUSE

GALVESTON, TEXAS

CLIENT: GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER: DANIELA ARIZBETH GUTIERREZ

THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN GALVESTON, TEXAS REGARDING ITS HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE. IN 2021 THERE WAS A ARTICLE RELEASED BY GHF WITH A VARIETY OF LISTINGS OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BEING DEMOLISHED DUE TO THE LACK OF ASSISTANCE IN RENOVATION. THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION ALONG WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MAKING SURE HOMES LIKE “LAYERS OF TIME PROJECT” DON’T GET DEMOLISHED. THIS DESIGN PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON KEEPING AS MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL HOME INTACT WHILE GIVING IT MODERN COMMODITIES FOR ARNB USE. A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS PROPERTY IS THE FACT THAT THREE HOMES WERE CONSTRUCTED IN DIFFERENT CENTURIES BUT WERE ASSEMBLED INTO ONE. THIS RENOVATION WORK WILL ACCENTUATE THIS FEATURE THAT MAKES THIS PROPERTY UNIQUE. IN ADDITION, THE RENOVATION OF THIS HOME REQUIRES A NEW FOUNDATION, A ROOFING SYSTEM, AND THE DEMOLITION OF ONE OF THE THREE SECTIONS. IN SUMMATION, THIS IS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR THIS PROPERTY BUT IT WILL BE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TIME FLOWS.