Upper Lusatian house

It is especially common in the region running from Silesia through Upper Lusatia and North Bohemia and into Saxon Switzerland, as well as East Thuringia.

The hallway runs transversely across the house and separates the ground floor into living and working areas.

The living area or Blockstube is usually located at the eastern or southern gable end in order to protect it from damp.

A building in which the solid section is replaced by another Blockstube is known as a Doppelstubenhaus ("double living area house").

Above the Blockstube (Handweberstube) the upper storey or roof rests on wooden posts that are stabilised by triangulation with jetty brackets (Knagge) or braces (Kopfverbund).