Welcome to Stay: Centro Castor Ayala
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Coreano, Edwin
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La artesanía puertorriqueña enfrenta
amenazas críticas: emigración juvenil
tras los huracanes Irma y María (2017) y la
pandemia COVID-19 (2020), precariedad
económica, envejecimiento del gremio y
limitada transmisión intergeneracional de
saberes. Jóvenes artesanos migran por falta
de vivienda, espacios de trabajo adecuados
y escasa visibilidad de sus obras, poniendo
en riesgo tradiciones que sintetizan las
influencias taína, africana y española. Esta
investigación propone, desde la arquitectura,
el diseño de Welcome Centers como
espacios integrales para el gremio artesanal
joven especializado en instrumentos
musicales (cuatro puertorriqueños),
cerámica, tallas en madera y máscaras de
vejigantes. Mediante análisis documental
y entrevistas con artesanos y expertos,
se desarrollan criterios de diseño para
un programa arquitectónico que articula
componentes residenciales, productivos,
educativos, comerciales y de resiliencia. La
arquitectura actúa como mediadora entre
tradición e innovación, fortaleciendo la
sostenibilidad económica, la transmisión
de conocimientos y el vínculo entre
artesanos, comunidad y patrimonio cultural
puertorriqueño.
Puerto Rican craftsmanship faces critical threats: youth emigration following Hurricanes Irma and María (2017) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), economic precarity, an aging guild, and limited intergenerational transmission of knowledge. Young artisans migrate due to lack of housing, adequate workspaces, and limited visibility of their work, endangering traditions that synthesize Taíno, African, and Spanish influences. This research proposes, through an architectural lens, the design of Welcome Centers as comprehensive spaces for the young artisan community specializing in musical instruments (the Puerto Rican cuatro), ceramics, wood carvings, and vejigante masks. Through documentary analysis and interviews with artisans and experts, design criteria are developed for an architectural program that integrates residential, productive, educational, commercial, and resilience components. Architecture serves as a mediator between tradition and innovation, strengthening economic sustainability, the transmission of knowledge, and the bond between artisans, community, and Puerto Rican cultural heritage.
Puerto Rican craftsmanship faces critical threats: youth emigration following Hurricanes Irma and María (2017) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), economic precarity, an aging guild, and limited intergenerational transmission of knowledge. Young artisans migrate due to lack of housing, adequate workspaces, and limited visibility of their work, endangering traditions that synthesize Taíno, African, and Spanish influences. This research proposes, through an architectural lens, the design of Welcome Centers as comprehensive spaces for the young artisan community specializing in musical instruments (the Puerto Rican cuatro), ceramics, wood carvings, and vejigante masks. Through documentary analysis and interviews with artisans and experts, design criteria are developed for an architectural program that integrates residential, productive, educational, commercial, and resilience components. Architecture serves as a mediator between tradition and innovation, strengthening economic sustainability, the transmission of knowledge, and the bond between artisans, community, and Puerto Rican cultural heritage.
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