Corbelled Stone Structures: Form El Bombo, La Mancha, Spain

Abstract

The elements of composition of an object are structure, frame and filler. Filler is the material filling the space between the structure and the frame. El Bombo is a stone shelter around Tomelloso in La Mancha province, Spain. Its composition has the construction and the frame separated by quite a few meters. In conclusion, we can say that something incredible happened there: the filler, mostly used as cheap stuffing material without any value, here makes the form.

Keywords

• corbelling
• dry stone walling system
• vernacular architecture
• frame
• stone