Medieval Bourgeois Tenement Houses as an Archetype for Contemporary Architectural and Construction Solutions: The Example of Historic Downtown Gdańsk

The basic urban tissue of medieval European cities consisted of brick townhouses. In the cities of northern Europe, these tenements were characterised by a block based on an elongated rectangular plan, covered with a gable roof with a ridge oriented perpendicularly to the street. The side walls of t...

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Main Authors: Antoni Taraszkiewicz, Karol Grębowski, Karolina Taraszkiewicz, Jarosław Przewłócki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/80