TY - JOUR
T1 - Construction chronology of the “box balconies” built on the Peruvian coast between the 16th and 18th centuries
AU - Hurtado-Valdez, Pedro
AU - Coronado, Jessica Esquivel
AU - Oyague, Tania Cerrón
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/3/26
Y1 - 2024/3/26
N2 - The “box balcony” was a transcendental element in the definition of the urban landscape of the Spanish-American cities founded on the Peruvian coast. Because of the continuous improvement of the construction processes of this balcony, a carpentry tradition was forged, which developed mainly between the 16th to 18th century. Despite its importance, the study of the “box balcony” has been approached mainly from the perspective of formal styles, leaving a gap in the chronological analysis of its construction characteristics. Precisely, this paper undertakes the construction study of the “box balcony” on the Peruvian coast, for which an architectural survey of existing balconies mainly in the cities of Lima, Lambayeque and Trujillo was carried out, as well as a compilation and analysis of archival documents. This information made it possible to determine the construction evolution of the “box balcony” and to understand the functioning of its various pieces.
AB - The “box balcony” was a transcendental element in the definition of the urban landscape of the Spanish-American cities founded on the Peruvian coast. Because of the continuous improvement of the construction processes of this balcony, a carpentry tradition was forged, which developed mainly between the 16th to 18th century. Despite its importance, the study of the “box balcony” has been approached mainly from the perspective of formal styles, leaving a gap in the chronological analysis of its construction characteristics. Precisely, this paper undertakes the construction study of the “box balcony” on the Peruvian coast, for which an architectural survey of existing balconies mainly in the cities of Lima, Lambayeque and Trujillo was carried out, as well as a compilation and analysis of archival documents. This information made it possible to determine the construction evolution of the “box balcony” and to understand the functioning of its various pieces.
KW - ancient carpentry
KW - box balcony
KW - colonial construction
KW - wooden construction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85189441430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3989/ic.6582
DO - 10.3989/ic.6582
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85189441430
SN - 0020-0883
VL - 76
JO - Informes de la Construccion
JF - Informes de la Construccion
IS - 573
M1 - 6582
ER -
