DOI Heft:
No. 324 (March 1920)
DOI Artikel:Bröchner, Georg: The revival of the wooden house, [1]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21360#0028
THE REVIVAL OF THE WOODEN HOUSE
INTERIOR OF MR. PAUL
RICHARDT'S HOUSE
ing fully acquainted with the old tradi-
tional methods. He has also visited the
different Open-air Museums and studied
all the available literature on the subject.
Mr. Richardt began by building his own
timbered house (illustrated), aided by his
wife, and he has since designed and built
some ninety timbered houses in Denmark
and Sweden, houses varying greatly in size
and style, from small cabins to what might
almost be called mansions. One of these
will be found amongst the accompanying
illustrations, while others will appear in a
subsequent article; and the writer is also
indebted to Mr. Richardt for some of
the information and directions here given,
which it is hoped will prove of use to
those interested in the subject. 0 0
The position of a house is always a
point of paramount importance, though
not infrequently treated as a more or less
negligible quantity. In this respect, how-
ever, due consideration must be extended
to a timbered house, which on the face of
it requires fairly picturesque surroundings.
An undulating ground, an elevated position,
and clusters of trees are highly desirable
and will greatly enhance the charm of the
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house, and where such conditions prevail,
the timbered house and its environment
will be found to suit each other in the most
pleasing manner. A towny or even an
ordinary suburban neighbourhood will
detract from its picturesque virtue; it
requires more elbow room than a brick
house, but given a suitable site the tim-
bered house will be found extremely at-
tractive and possessed of a peculiar beauty,
with which a brick house of similar dimen-
sions will find it difficult to vie. 0 0
The vicinity of a pine forest, apart from
its sesthetic value, will be found a practical
advantage, inasmuch as it can supply the
building material, good straight tree-stems,
with a diameter of 7 or 8 inches at about
6 feet height, although the dimensions will
vary somewhat according to the size of
the house. Bigger stems, however, are
not only more expensive in themselves, but
their handling and transport will also entail
increased cost. 0000
A suitable site secured, the first labour
to be considered is the foundation ; and
in this respect the timbered house is easily
satisfied. The weight of the house itself
is so evenly distributed, also during the
INTERIOR OF MR. PAUL
RICHARDT'S HOUSE
ing fully acquainted with the old tradi-
tional methods. He has also visited the
different Open-air Museums and studied
all the available literature on the subject.
Mr. Richardt began by building his own
timbered house (illustrated), aided by his
wife, and he has since designed and built
some ninety timbered houses in Denmark
and Sweden, houses varying greatly in size
and style, from small cabins to what might
almost be called mansions. One of these
will be found amongst the accompanying
illustrations, while others will appear in a
subsequent article; and the writer is also
indebted to Mr. Richardt for some of
the information and directions here given,
which it is hoped will prove of use to
those interested in the subject. 0 0
The position of a house is always a
point of paramount importance, though
not infrequently treated as a more or less
negligible quantity. In this respect, how-
ever, due consideration must be extended
to a timbered house, which on the face of
it requires fairly picturesque surroundings.
An undulating ground, an elevated position,
and clusters of trees are highly desirable
and will greatly enhance the charm of the
22
house, and where such conditions prevail,
the timbered house and its environment
will be found to suit each other in the most
pleasing manner. A towny or even an
ordinary suburban neighbourhood will
detract from its picturesque virtue; it
requires more elbow room than a brick
house, but given a suitable site the tim-
bered house will be found extremely at-
tractive and possessed of a peculiar beauty,
with which a brick house of similar dimen-
sions will find it difficult to vie. 0 0
The vicinity of a pine forest, apart from
its sesthetic value, will be found a practical
advantage, inasmuch as it can supply the
building material, good straight tree-stems,
with a diameter of 7 or 8 inches at about
6 feet height, although the dimensions will
vary somewhat according to the size of
the house. Bigger stems, however, are
not only more expensive in themselves, but
their handling and transport will also entail
increased cost. 0000
A suitable site secured, the first labour
to be considered is the foundation ; and
in this respect the timbered house is easily
satisfied. The weight of the house itself
is so evenly distributed, also during the