Typical Turf House

by Janis Connell

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Typical Turf House

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Janis Connell

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Building houses with turf was the traditional form of architecture in Iceland, used by both the rich and the poor. This traditional architecture was implemented for more than 1,000 years. In this period, building methods improved. From the 14th century, longhouses as described above were slowly abandoned and replaced with smaller, interconnected buildings. In the 18th century, a new style of turf houses evolved. The small wooden doorway was replaced with a complete wooden front. A lot of these “modern” turf houses, called burstabær, were still standing in the 20th century, but this style of building has gradually been replaced by houses made of wood and corrugated iron. These days, most Icelandic houses are built with concrete to withstand all weather.

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