Dermatology

9. House with little arches

Period: the 18th century.
Original use: home.
Today’s use: home.
Roofing: flat, terrazzo-style.
Vaults or attic: wooden attic.
Stairs: two flights of stairs.
Masonry: Masonry in lava stones with painted plaster.
Floors: tiles and concrete pavement of lapillus.
External decorations: corbels in lava stones.

House with little arches - via Giovanni da Procida

This building expands out to two floors. One can access the first floor via two entries: one has a rounded arch, the other a low arch interrupted by the top of arches (chiave). The balcony of the first floor is leaning on the corbels connected by little arches in the center and then enclosed by a wide arch from which two openings were created, this being a recurring solution in all constructions found in the village.
A picturesque spur of rounded extremities has been inserted in the construction probably as a result of the need to reinforce the building.

Glossary:
Key brick: the top of an arch.