tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post6354991884905498783..comments2024-03-23T11:16:46.213-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: Tallest buildings in El Salvador and Central AmericaTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-50927001471190591752010-11-03T01:54:00.119-05:002010-11-03T01:54:00.119-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Listasalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915477550500566031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-83121370989943351782010-10-24T09:31:24.139-05:002010-10-24T09:31:24.139-05:00At first blush, the Pedregal building looks like i...At first blush, the Pedregal building looks like it could be anywhere on the planet. Rather generic looking, externally it'd be at home in Santiago just as much as outside the historic centre of Barcelona or Milan.<br /><br />When it gets amusing is when you see the floorplan. It's got all the llittle details that make it quintessentially Salvadorean. It looks exactly like the floorplan of an aspiring upper middle-class casa, lifted to the sky.<br /><br />Vestibule in a country with no legitimate need for coathangers, etc? Check.<br /><br />Living room separate from the TV room? (Even today, it remains uncouth to put a TV in the sala, and may God bless us Salvadoreans for it) Check. <br /><br />Bathtub and separate shower stall, even though the bathtub will go unused by 99% of families for cultural reasons? Oh yeah, check. <br /><br />No shared bathrooms whatsoever in any configuration, not even for the kid's room nor visitors? Even in the U.S. and Europe, you only find this in better-to-do places. Check.<br /><br />And naturally, the-you-know-where-you-are servant's quarters, including quite of course their separate entrance —though many owners are sure to want to keep the key to that second door to themselves. <br /><br />By the way, the 3 bedroom's quarters is designed for [i]two[/i] maids, whereas the 2 bedroom's quarters is for just one. One can't really be expected to do chores, right?<br /><br />;-pEl-Visitadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823897085882597971noreply@blogger.com