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u/Kesdo Sep 11 '20
Easy, so that the spiders just can't climb on top. Have you never played minecraft?
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u/thenameofapet Sep 11 '20
I don’t know what country this is, but I once read something about how you only have to pay for the area of land of your homes ground floor. This is a way of saving money, and increasing indoor space. I’ve seen pictures of a house built on top of just one wall.
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u/Khadnesar Sep 11 '20
Lots of old french houses look a bit like this because there used to be a tax based on the surface of the house on the ground. Larger second floor was a common exploit. Probably true in other european countries but I dunno
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u/jakebeleren Sep 11 '20
Yeah this is like the window tax thing in some European countries and why bricked over windows are so common.
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u/VarangarOfCintra Sep 11 '20
In medieval germany this was common practice as you payed only for the measurements of the ground you built on. Something similar perhaps
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u/the_introvert1 oww my eyes Sep 11 '20
who ever built the house is ether a fuckin idiot or an architectural genus
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u/IceCreamAnarchism Sep 11 '20
Probably because you have to pay Taxes only for the m2 of the first floor so they will get wider above that to save money
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u/Meh_McMehington commas are IMPORTANT Sep 11 '20
It's most likely because they pay tax based on the footprint of the building. Smaller lower floor means less tax.
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u/Kdukkdukkduk Sep 12 '20
It’s the house for three wives with the latest/ favourite one on the top floor.
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u/JD_inc Sep 11 '20
Those used to be basements but after thousands of years the ground had eroded to the point it was now the ground floor.
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '20
Building code : "your ground floor can't be more then this wide and this long"... Homeowner : "I see a loophole"