Most of the houses are simple and very narrow, occupying only the space between two load-bearing walls. They are arranged perpendicularly to the street and have an exit to the rear.
The poor quality of the materials used (masonry, adobe and woodwork) means they have not survived the passage of time and it is only their external appearance that remains. They often incorporate a workshop as well as a dwelling (a craftsman’s house, or Gothic house) consisting of a ground floor, upper floors and lofts open to the street.
The public thoroughfares, Crown Property, could be covered, as in the case of Carrer de les Bruixes, or lined with porches supported by pillars, or might have galleries or a cellar. These other uses were subject to a tax payable to the king.
The poor quality of the materials used (masonry, adobe and woodwork) means they have not survived the passage of time and it is only their external appearance that remains. They often incorporate a workshop as well as a dwelling (a craftsman’s house, or Gothic house) consisting of a ground floor, upper floors and lofts open to the street.
The public thoroughfares, Crown Property, could be covered, as in the case of Carrer de les Bruixes, or lined with porches supported by pillars, or might have galleries or a cellar. These other uses were subject to a tax payable to the king.