The original roof tiles were rehabilitated, repaired and replaced. A section of the original fence along De Diego Street was found and used as a model to create a new one in the identical style. What was once a hospital actually lent itself well to use as galleries. Grafted onto the back of the old hospital is the five-story addition which includes the other facilities. Parking was built underground and the design of the addition was kept as compact as possible so the gardens could be as expansive as possible.
Dust still coats the marble and the paintings are still stored safely away.
Lance Oliver writes The Puerto Rico Report weekly for The Puerto Rico Herald.