Open House at the Umgebindehaus – Online!

The Umgebindehaus Information Center (IZU) at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is offering a wealth of interesting information about this traditional regional architectural style on its website in honor of Umgebindehaus Open House Day on May 31, 2020.

Interested visitors are cordially invited to explore the website, where they will find short videos, visualizations of Umgebinde houses, an extensive photo gallery, and selected research reports and presentations.

There are still a large number of Umgebinde buildings that characterize the landscape of Upper Lusatia and Northern Bohemia. However, the decline from approximately 20,000 buildings to approximately 5,000 buildings over the course of 100 years underscores just how important it is to preserve the remaining structures. Nowhere else are buildings of this character found in such abundance. The Umgebindehaus combines the architectural styles of log construction, half-timbered construction, and solid-wall construction in a way that is not only unique from a structural engineering perspective but also visually striking due to its appearance.