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Half-timbered old buildings in Bad Homburg


Posted at Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:35 PM
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4 comments:

Ches said...

I worked at Colonial Williamsburg in the summer of 1980 under Roy Underhill. We were 18th century housewrights dressed in costumes for the public building a period timberframe. These guys from Germany came by who did historical building and restoration and commented on the modern building techniques we were using. Whereas we were in the 18th century they dealt with the 15th. We all had a good laugh. Your photos bring back that fond memory.

October 11, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Anonymous said...

The framing in that gable on the first house is incredible!

Do you know if that second building's foundation sunk to cause the funky curve on the right side or perhaps it was built that way?

Craig.

October 12, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Lloyd Kahn said...

I think the foundation settled here and rather than jack it up, they just went with the flow when they repaired it. The appealingness of asymmetry at work here. Alles ist nicht perfect and therein lies charm.

October 12, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Owl said...

Hope you don't mind Lloyd, I thought I would put a link on here from an american sketch artist who is living and working in Germany, I enjoy his work and he captures the buildings beautifully. Hope you like it.
http://kunst-by-rob.blogspot.com/

October 13, 2011 at 3:23 AM

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