I've become interested in fortified homes.
Do you think we can bring this kind of architecture back? What are your thoughts?
inb4 it's just a cube, of course it is. It's a defensive structure for a rancher back in the days of the American Indian Wars. There are no windows, but the holes you see are gunports.
Other urls found in this thread:
So when you shit, all the house stinks.
View of the inside, notice the gunports and the thick walls.
Back then they probably didn't shit in their house my dude
That type of ceiling looms like the one in my rancho, you're right, we should return to this
It is like a large gas store. The gases are not going anywhere.
Bet it echoes a lot in there...
you are rich?
Im not, my family back in 1920 had an hacienda, they used as fort in the revolution, the room i sleep in was the weapons room
pics?
Also you probably notice similarities because it was a house made in Texas before the US stole it.
Probably my dude.
I dont jave pics but this is a video one from my family made
Fantastic video, may I marry your sister?
Make a chimney for every room then
>Fortified homes
Against what?
Did you not read the post? Take a wild guess.
>fortified
>defensive structure
>gunports
it feels like some kind of roleplay where you think this will actually be needed
but the actual house in OP?
I really like it desu, looks very comfy I would unironically love to live in a place like this
I especially like the white finish and the light coloured woods
it looks like a block of concrete with a door on it, it would probably get very hot inside, wouldn't it be better to just dig trenches?
These Spanish houses are peak comfy. Must be a dream to live in one of those.
based. I'll take anything other than this modern trash at this point. construction companies are destroying the soul of america.
it's hilarious though because they're so small and simple and yet so comfy and soulful.
and yet we pay half a million bucks for these crappy carboard-tier pieces of garbage. bring back SOVL.
San José de los Corralitos, Zapata County, Texas
The land grant started with a fortified ranch structure to protect the family from Indians and marauders from across the Río Grande. It dates from 1753, when Colonel José de Escandón donated a 350,000-acre grant, a portion of which would eventually become the village of Corralitos (little corrals) and part of an effort to hold title to the Borrego family grant known originally as Nuestra Señora de los Dolores.
Don José Fernando Vidaurri, grandson of the original Borrego grant owner, built the single-room dwelling of sandstone, mud mortar, mesquite, and Montezuma cypress. It had 33-inch thick walls; one door on the east elevation; no windows; six gun ports; and a flat 11-foot tall ceiling. The gun ports facilitated the muzzle of a black-powder firearm, which extended through the opening to be visible from the outside.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Time period: Post-1750
I agree, you can't lean on the wall in a modern house without a hole being made.
>but the actual house in OP?
>these two posts
I was referring to not asking about the actual house, kinda interesting anyway
id love to live underground
move to coober pedy
A house without windows or a house with small windows is scary when there's a fire.
There's nowhere to run.
More of the interior. It's so simple, but nice. I would love a ranch like this. A simple life, just ranching and fighting off indians.
I've looked into it in the past todays threats are diferent and the materials available are much better. A defensive structure would look very different.
For example a perimeter of trees in those huge boxes can work like a defense of sand bags in disguise.
There is also no need for no windows.
VGH
