houses like ships – cruising through the history of cities
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compare my comment to some houses in Japan,
http://cocomino.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/taisho-romanticism-in-kawagoe/
or compare some photos made by maistora = http://www.flickr.com/people/maistora/ in UK,
or be amused by some examples in Germany (photos by myself) –
I’m sure, in your hometown also some buildings are like ships
cruising through an ocean of bricks and concrete …
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the following two photos (1+2) by maistora:
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the next examples, below, photos 3+4 by Frizztext:
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3) Berlin, Kreuzberg, Schlesische Straße 7, Falckensteinstraße 4 – building “Bonjour Tristesse”, architect: Alvaro Siza, built between 1981 and 1984
4) like the bow of a ship this abandoned warehouse in my hometown is still plowing through the sky, dividing the floating clouds … architect: emil fahrenkamp, 1885-1966, buildings: the shell house in Berlin – and this one in my hometown Wuppertal; he was a professor, teaching in Duesseldorf, Germany …
Shortlink for twitter: http://wp.me/p1g1gP-269
Flickr Comments 
Living at the seashore, we have many houses that look like ships. They even have railings just as you would see on a large ship–even the outdoor lighting fixtures are the same. I’m really not fond of the style–to each his own, right? I still like the little seaside cottages.
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I love the shapes of those houses. 🙂
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