Quote:
Originally Posted by Geronimo '74
I wonder where that is. House style looks particularly belgian.
Stijn can confirm?
 |
Defo Belgian, the lack of design, red brick, the additions in the back, it used to be 2 houses but 1 got removed again, probably farmer had 3 sons.. oldest 1 took over the farm, and to do the other 2 right he cut of 2 plots of land.. and built a house on it for both sons.
But then one died early and the remaining one bought it over, and removed the house.. Stuff like that..
In Holland they have similar evolutions of ground plots, the thing happens when the farmer dies, and he has more sons, and he cuts of a bit of land to build house for his kids. or in they cut up the land in 2, and both build a house, than they have kids and they do the same again.
In Holland they have entire towns like this
But the houses look much different, typically a lot nicer the farm houses at least
A lot has to do with religion... Belgians were catholics, house sober on the outside, close the curtains, hide your riches on the inside.
Dutch were protestants.. clean tidy house on the outside, open curtains so everybody can look inside how you live a sober life or whatever.
Modern day Belgium is a mess full of houses of various designs, all scattered
you can have a housing estate with a modern house, than a hacienda style, classic red brick, then a wood frame house, there is no limit to anybodies imagination or style, a dream for chitty architects
In Holland they create a housing estate, First thing they do is open a coop for all the future owners to deal with the housing project.. Get all houses built in same style with same mailbox, same roof same window colors.
And the sillyness is that somebody buying a big 2 under a roof house with double garage.. has to be in the same coop as retired folks who get a social house in the project.
Obviously the big owners have busy jobs no time for the coop, and the retired wankers are numerous and keep the coop meetings flooded with stupid arguments.. And they decide what color window frame the big owners end up needing to install.