House head over
The house-upside-down (also the spelling house- upside down is common) is an " upside down house ", a building standing on its pointed roof .
The house was built in Putbus on Rügen and opened in July 2010. A building 12 meters long, 10 meters wide and 12 meters high was erected in the form of a typical single-family house. Only part of its roof ridge touches the ground, above which the storeys of the building rise in reverse order. At the top is the base plate , which serves as a viewing platform. In order to guarantee the statics of the structure, a steel frame weighing 35 tons was installed. The construction costs were more than € 300,000. The construction company was Hermann Loers.
The interior of the house is completely furnished with a bedroom, living room, children's room, dining room, bathroom and kitchen, whereby all objects are upside down. Furniture such as chairs, cupboards, tables and beds, but also showers and toilets, hang upside down from the floor. Since the building is also slightly inclined horizontally and vertically, the visitors' sense of balance is irritated.
The house is not habitable due to its furniture, but can be heated. It can be viewed all year round for a fee. It is operated by Pirateninsel Rügen GmbH . The company also operates the indoor playground Pirateninsel in the immediate vicinity , which has been housed in a former hardware store since 2007.
A similar building was built in Trassenheide on Usedom in 2008 .
literature
- The "HOUSE-HEAD-OVER" , leaflet, Putbus 2010
Web links
- The "house-head-over" on the website of the Pirateninsel Rügen GmbH
Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 54 ″ N , 13 ° 29 ′ 24.1 ″ E