Why Mediterranean style?

[Alonso_Castillo]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

This is not the typical style, though. The style in California would have part of the second floor overhanging a tiled veranda on the ground floor, with the beams showing on the underside of the 2nd floor. Yours also looks like the ground floor is built of river rock or some kind of stone, which isn't typical.

Rural House at San Cristobal de la Laguna Spain:
source: XV Congreso de ACEIT en San Cristóbal de la Laguna | Noticias de Turismo rural





In my case the abundance of volcanic basalt forced the use of such material to incorpórate the hose to its surroundings:
Source: GRUPO NUEVAS TÉCNICAS: junio 2010

[Alonso_Castillo]

Medierranean style is a generic term for the style of costruction which dominated The Roman Empire from Spain to Provenza (southern France), to Italy, to Anatoly (Today Turkey).


The use of Rock and Bricks and Concrete was the Rule. Northern non Roman Europeans were mostly used to build on Wood.