Plan for the Star Garage, by Abelardo Lafuente

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Citación

“Plan for the Star Garage, by Abelardo Lafuente,” Archivo China España, 1800-1950, consulta 26 de abril de 2024, http://ace.uoc.edu/items/show/1148.

Título

Plan for the Star Garage, by Abelardo Lafuente

Fecha

1915

Descripción

Spanish architect Abelardo Lafuente designed the building to host the Star Garage, owned by Albert Cohen.

The cross-sectional A A view A A of the plan shows a structure of concrete with bidirectional beams. The building was originaly linked to the street row (the plan shows no lateral facades), which can be seen today in 702 West Nanjing Road.

Multiple historicist decorative details in the facade display Arabic-style motives in windows and friezes made of tiles, characteristic of the signature neo-Arabic style of Lafuente.

Fuente

KNYAZEVA, Katya. "Гараж как часть лайфстайла шанхайских экспатов в прошлом" (Garages and the lifesyle of Shanghai), Magazeta (web), May 23,2018.

Editor

Álvaro Leonardo Pérez