House, Vadu Izei commune, Maramures county, 1976

Gheorghe FocGheorghe · 1976

Pictured house built in the technique of “Blockbau” of horizontal beams, joined in “straight” rods. At the facade the house has a porch (“shatter”) enclosed with parapet from the slats (“clog” of the saddle). They are arranged diagonally and attached, at the bottom end, to the bottom sole of the “saddle,” and to the upper one, to the railing. The six simple pillars (called “deer” in Vadu Izei) and carved on four faces, are profiled with sherds (“chitusi”) and arches. The main facade has the wall plastered and shed in white and is marked by the access door in the tins and by the windows of the rooms. The high roof in four waters has the canopy cover (thicker, wider and longer plank pieces than the shingle, drawn to “knives”), the last row overtaking the line of the ridge. On the water from the facade presents two skylights that allow the bridge to be ventilated and smoke to be evacuated. The house is fenced, on one side, with a fence made of uluci, composed of pillars buried in the ground on which are attached two rows of lefts supporting vertical ulucas. On two other sides the fence is made of round and thick pillars, from which six rows of barbed wire are caught. The house is erected in a natural setting dominated by greenery and trees.