kaho674
2017-02-17 16:45:46
- #1
No, the expression "matter of taste" is wrong; it is rather a "question of perspective" – more precisely: of perspective distortion: a square has the same edge length in both dimensions – but if one is an eaves side and the other a gable side, they appear unequal. A square base and a gable roof visually appear like a rectangular base. Interestingly, depending on the viewpoint and roof pitch, the dimension considered "longer" is estimated differently – but they are then supposedly recognized as "unequal."
It only becomes a "matter of taste" when perceptions are influenced by the fact that the gable roof is associated as old-fashioned, and the hip roof (= ridge-less, usually equilateral hipped roof) is fashionable.
Honestly, I think that's complete nonsense, no offense intended. I assume that j.bautsch has seen the square with gable roof before and knows what he is talking about. You can twist the optical laws however you want; it was pleasing and that's that.