• Machuca Tile Inc., originally known as Mosaicos Machuca, holds the distinction of being the oldest tile manufacturing business in the Philippines, with...
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    Mosaicos to describe the Mediterranean cement tiles, but they are now more commonly referred to as Machuca tiles during the 19th CE, named after Don Pepe,...
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    masonry. On the ground floor, the distinguishing feature is the use of "Machuca" tile flooring which is typical with Commonwealth era house. The original...
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    and cultural artifacts. Its flooring retained the black-and-white machuca tiles despite the partial damage caused by the bombing of Lipa during the...
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    stairs and main entrance steps. The whole ground floor is covered in “Machucatiles. On the second floor, geometric stylized ventilation panels with the...
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    winding staircase leading to the house's portico, with Machuca tiles. The multi-colored tiles, dating back to 1900s, feature a Mediterranean motif. The...
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    including the molave stairs, the adobe walls, the wooden panels and the machuca tiles. It has a spacious second floor to accommodate social gatherings. A...
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    produce electricity. In anticipation of the visit, black-and-white Machuca tiles were laid in the zaguan. The original painted canvas ceilings of the...
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    15th-century setting. The flooring consists of the same baldozas mosaicos or machuca tiles, specially fired and featuring the same design. Wooden doors and benches...
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    around the Comares Palace. The Patio de Machuca is so named because the Spanish Renaissance architect Pedro Machuca, who worked on the Palace of Charles...
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