Monday Window
Tag: Klinker
More Ornate Windows in Clinker Buildings
Last week I showed clinker and fairly simple windows, here are a few more ornate windows in clinker buildings. Monday Window
Simple Windows in Clinker Houses
This is a typical clinker house built around 100 years ago from our area and are typical for the time, two toned bricks and the windows framed with sandstone. The windows themselves are modern: bland but with very good insulation. These are other examples, more … Continue reading Simple Windows in Clinker Houses
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Institutional Building
Built little more than 135 years ago, this building has served as a place for people with disabilities due to age, illness or congenital conditions. The level of care depended on the spirit of the time, some times were better than others. It is now being transformed into residential apartments. Some building will stay, some are being demolished.
The house facade, a combination of clinker in two colours, dates the building. The geometrical patterns are typical of the late 19th century as are the sandstone frames around the windows.
The walled up windows have been so for ages, most of the glass panes have been broken, I’ll keep watching what will remain.
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Wiesbaden Clinker
Wiesbaden is still a rich town by all accounts, and it was even more so 150-100 years ago. In some areas one ostentatious villa neighbours the next, although many of these are now divided into different apartments or more often than not, into residential and fancy office apartments.
Clinker fassades were all the rage, often combined with decorative elements that are better suited to smooth surfaces. Turrets, cuppolas, and playful details are not meant for bricks, at least in my mind.
This window combines the typical two-coloured brickwork, with an arched window and stucco elements. I did appreciate the two bright white watering cans (IKEA, PS 2002, 1.99 € a piece, if I’m not mistaken).
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Bricks, and Stones, and Arches
There was a time when builders liked to combine bricks with arches, often with twin windows.
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