TrudyZahn
Brian JopekMettingen, Germany … dayum.
“An 88-year-old man died in Germany recently. He had a private library that no one knew about and he built all the furniture for the books himself.” - from the FB page BRICO ET DECO’
💉😷🌿🏥4️⃣All Dr Steven (he/him)
qwertzalotlHere's more, even a video, but only in German:
https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/buecher-haus-mettingen-100.html
The house is in Northrine-Westphalia. Of course 😁
@qwertzalotl Thanks - I’m just happy to know where in Germany and hope the next owners don’t mess with the masterpiece
The man was a miner with a love for books. The text says there is a woman who took care for him, she's trying to find someone who could take the books. There a some people who are interested. This house is really amazing. I'd love to live there...
Walter Tross@qwertzalotl @BrianJopek well, a mine engineer, more precisely
Yes, sadly, the text is not very good. I saw that too in the meantime.
SaltPhoenix@qwertzalotl @BrianJopek incredible!
anlomedad@qwertzalotl @BrianJopek
Whoa! And their heating bill probably was record low. I'd move in immediately.
Whoa! And their heating bill probably was record low. I'd move in immediately.
Exactly my thoughts. He alone must have kept the local bookstore alive.
nadin brzezinski
Burbs Of Akron@BrianJopek
What are he insulation properties of a print library?
What are he insulation properties of a print library?
Victor TangentAm I the only one who sees this as an extreme fire hazard?
WrenMy thought, too. Still, I want to do something similar. 📚 🙂
Ben Aveling@BrianJopek @Victang books are actually hard to burn. Libraries often don’t have automatic extinguishers because water does more damage to books than fire does.
Tell that to our fascist friends...(sorry, couldn't help myself)
Sarcasmo220@BrianJopek That's a badass library
BakersRelay@BrianJopek Now that’s a library.
Fantastic. It's my idea of Heaven.
Idwthama@BrianJopek wonderful. Expensive isolation but double win.
Nick 'The Viking'I'm not a CE or Architect but I'm pretty sure the roof is in some jeopardy, yeah?
Paranoid Factoid
NizzleBop@BrianJopek Extraordinary. I wonder what a directory of book titles from his collection would reveal about his interests?
Unprecedented 2023
Patrick@BrianJopek @patrickstewart love the sloped shelf retention system. Great use of space!
Todd Walker@BrianJopek @_L1vY_ how the hell are all his books *exactly* the same height?
Allyson Williams ✅
aethervision 
@BrianJopek @donmelton Meh. How many of the books had he actually written?
Jens Bannmann ⁂@BrianJopek
Others have posted links to articles in German magazines already; here's one in English if anybody wants to read more:
https://bookstr.com/article/70k-books-found-in-hidden-library-in-this-germany-home/
Studio Beau@BrianJopek I adore books & revere libraries, but know I could never work in this room. No matter that Germany is not an earthquake-prone country, the memory of experiencing the 7.2 in San Francisco makes this room seem claustrophobic — the threat of that ceiling of falling books. The body remembers. I see significant aftershocks rattling Turkey relentlessly, adding to the sum of trauma these poor people will carry throughout their lives. (Also, how do you think he accessed the ceiling books?)
@StudioBeau Dunno but he must have had accessibility worked into the design in some manner
@BrianJopek I should probably stop trying to figure it out. 😆 Despite my own quirky inhibitions, it’s a wonderful room.
Lstn2urmama@BrianJopek ..GREAT INSULATION !...From woman's perspective...would make a CLOSET SPACE TOO! 😉😅
Pycho
Dwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦@BrianJopek Indeed...damn!!! 😲
Andrew Singleton@BrianJopek This is where you are VERY confident on your roof's ability to not leak.
Maggie@BrianJopek was he crushed by books falling from the ceiling?
Rob Cornelius@BrianJopek life goals right there. Insulating your house with books is the way forwards.
Statue@BrianJopek if ebooks didn't exist I'd be on the same path.
Kratos@BrianJopek this is gold. A bank of knowledge, well built piece.
§ Jason 🥄I remember reading an SF story where book geeks were the only people who survived a nuclear war because all the books insulted against radiation. This guy would have been plenty safe.
Ich bins, der SchattenreiterWenn da mal auf dauer die Statik mitspielt.
If the statics play along in the long run.
Claudia Zahn@BrianJopek @SCampbell
This is the attic of the Schröder house in Mettingen. More than 70k books!
Here is a video, I hope you can open it.
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/av/video-rundgang-durch-das-buecherhaus-in-mettingen-100.html
This is the attic of the Schröder house in Mettingen. More than 70k books!
Here is a video, I hope you can open it.
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/av/video-rundgang-durch-das-buecherhaus-in-mettingen-100.html
Stella C 🇨🇦@ClaudiaZahn @BrianJopek Thanks so much! Yes I could open the video - quite amazing
Austin Govella@BrianJopek I love the idea of looking up at books to find the one you want. Love the idea of books on the ceiling.
Dom DeLorenzo@BrianJopek I am deeply jealous of this room.
Humble Fan of Atty. Woointeresting. Don't show this to DeSantis. He'd go crazy....oh, wait, he's already crazy. carry on
Bobby@BrianJopek That was in Mettingen in Northrhine-Westphalia! The house contains 60.000 books.
@BrianJopek I look at this picture and just want to sit quietly amidst all the ideas. So beautiful.
Lizzie@BrianJopek by the power of grayskull 😮
Scytodes@BrianJopek Don't tell DeSantis...
Colin Danby@BrianJopek Respect.
Lorian Taylor@BrianJopek
That's awesome!! I would think I'd died and gone to heaven being in that room!!
That's awesome!! I would think I'd died and gone to heaven being in that room!!
BlackDutchSnark
Jim Vanderveen@BrianJopek @AgentCarter_SSR I CANNOT allow my daughter to see this! Thankfully she's not on Masto
BirdbrainMettingen, North Rhine-Westphalia
https://bookstr.com/article/70k-books-found-in-hidden-library-in-this-germany-home/
@stevewfolds@BrianJopek A proper wall of books would be delicious. Having books scattered around on many shelves is my fate. :)