Le Moulin du Merle
Gilberthe Akkermans, Jouke Kleerebezem, Rolf and Roemer Kleerebezem, and friends
THE INTERIOR
Genius Loci
terrace as seen from first-floor from childrens' room
19990726: Summer 1999 we have partly rearanged the moulin; true to our decision to as much as possible leave it 'as is' during the first year, apart from some tests, we have not touched the walls, floors or garden, mainly furnished it and added a (very productive) vegetable test bed to the garden.
Below are the as is pictures taken 25 July 1999.
north-side first floor hall
south-side first floor axis along main rooms
office left from library:media room
office straight from library:media room
fabric storage on first-floor landing, with ladder in front
first-floor hall along bedrooms
master bedroom from landing
inside the master bedroom
chambre de toilette and guest room entrance
19990000: The Moulin du Merle's interior, from the broker's snapshots. The upper photo's show the hallway (left) and a view along the south axis with the ground floor rooms aligned.
The lower photo's show left to right part of the mill's interior, the old electric switchboard and the master bedroom with on the left of the far wall another wheel to regulate the current on the water wheel. Because there's no direct view from this room on the water wheel, adjustments were calculated by listening to the water's force on the wheel. For this purpose a narrow tube down is situated next to the wheel.
Moulin du Merlegenius loci: rooms cupboards halls basement attic radius loci exploitation