ᐅ Louvered stone construction

Hello,

we are currently working on the facade design for a Bauhaus-style house. Does anyone have experience with stone louver structures in terms of practicality (windows), costs, or photos with additional ideas?

We mean something like the example attached.

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BuildingExpert

Thanks for your advice, I haven’t found much in the building forums so far.

Best regards and have a nice evening!

In this picture, the slatted structure probably serves to shield a roof terrace from the view of others. It looks nice!

You probably won’t find much information about this in forums or from typical homeowners. It is a rather complex and therefore more expensive solution; regarding lighting, it doesn’t make much difference at first since it’s not placed directly in front of a window. In this example, it functions as privacy screening; the lighting comes from above.

Only highly skilled masons can accomplish this—any carelessness would be noticeable to the observer’s eye. Find the right specialist and it will work out well 😉

Regards, Bauexperte

Hello building expert,

Thank you for your reply! I didn’t expect that simply stacking a few stones straight on top of each other would be such an expensive challenge for the trade.

Best regards!

These

Traumfaenger schrieb:
just a few stones stacked straight on top of each other

are actually a complex, reinforced concrete or steel structure clad with natural stone, including the also complex waterproofing system in the terrace area.

Okay, then I take everything back. At first glance, it doesn’t look that complicated, but all right, I understand now 🙂

What may seem very simple, archaic, or raw at first glance in the architecture is always achieved through considerable structural effort in areas that are not visible. This kind of "simplicity" is actually quite costly. For example, exposed concrete or polished screed.