One of the rare traditional houses still standing in Kuwait, its architecture of mud brick and wooden decorative structures is typical for this region, the Persian Gulf northern shore (including south Irak and southwest of Iran). Inhabited till the sixties, deserted then but kept in good condition by its owners, it did not suffer from the iraqi invasion in 1990. Only after the war it was left to total abandon and slow destruction until very recently, when a few Kuwaitis deeply concerned by the preservation of their heritage, realized this unique example of a local sophisticated architecture was about to collapse and disappear forever. A program of rehabilitation is now started, cleverly combined with a phase of complete documentation, historical, technical and stylistic.
Great to see this from another angle – such an interesting structure with a future, it seems. It only needs a trim…. Excellent shot.
The collapse of the structures allows to see how they were made. Some very ingenious technics to built strong columns from palmtree trunks have been uncovered like this. But you know what it is, trim is not economically fashionable, keeps you from buying new every now and then ! ;-)
love the shadow work on the wall here and is the title a reference to the roof or the lady with the speeding ticket for driving her wheel barrow too fast ;)
Did I mention it was my hat hanging on the wall ? You know what it is, when you live too long in a certain environment, you kind of melt in… ;-)
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Great to see this from another angle – such an interesting structure with a future, it seems. It only needs a trim…. Excellent shot.
The collapse of the structures allows to see how they were made. Some very ingenious technics to built strong columns from palmtree trunks have been uncovered like this. But you know what it is, trim is not economically fashionable, keeps you from buying new every now and then ! ;-)
– Hélène David-Cuny
I’m glad they are seeing the value in the buildings, it would be great restored.
Hopefully it will, I hope to be still there when it is finished. Thank you Lorraine !
– Hélène David-Cuny
Greetings Helene; Great title, love the shadows and form, beautiful work.
steve
Thank you Steve, this architecture is meant for the sun to play with the shapes, works still very well when it is under destruction…
– Hélène David-Cuny
Oh, thanks a lot Marion ! I am honoured ! :-))
– Hélène David-Cuny
Thanks for sharing with the Art of the Middle East group.
Thank you Eyal !
– Hélène David-Cuny
love the shadow work on the wall here and is the title a reference to the roof or the lady with the speeding ticket for driving her wheel barrow too fast ;)
Did I mention it was my hat hanging on the wall ? You know what it is, when you live too long in a certain environment, you kind of melt in… ;-)
– Hélène David-Cuny