Studio: international art (79.1920)

THE REVIVAL OF THE WOODEN HOUSE

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NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST
ELEVATIONS OF MR. E. ANDER-
SEN'S HOUSE NEAR HORNBCEK
PAUL RICHARDT, ARCHITECT

in one story, and they are all comparatively
broad, the veriest contrast in every sense
to the new-world skyscraper. Further,
they all have roomy, semi-open verandas,
not as in most brick or stone buildings
more or less loosely tacked on, a kind of
haphazard addition or afterthought, but
forming an integral architectural portion
of the house. This, figuratively, raises
the position of the veranda, and it becomes
a decorative feature of the house itself,

instead of being the reverse, as is very
often the case. 0000
Another and kindred characteristic fea-
ture is the open balcony, the Svalegang
of the ancient northern timbered houses,
and these are either placed on the level of
the first floor or on the ground floor,
slightly elevated—sometimes carried almost
entirely round the house. A Svalegang is
shown in the picture of Mr. H. Andersen's
handsome house at Hornboek, Denmark. 0

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