Museum of Vernacular Architecture of Western Serbia and Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina: Courtyards of Mountain Villages and Villages of the Lower Course of the Rivers
Authors
Duško Kuzović
Dhofar Univesity, College of Engineering, Depratment of Architecture Engineering, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman
The aim of the paper is the Museum of Vernacular Architecture of the Central Balkans. The paper presents two units in the Museum. In this paper, a courtyard of mountain villages, and a courtyard of villages in the valley of the river basin, is shown. The presented structures illustrate the development of the construction and organization of buildings. The courtyard of the mountain villages consists of a house, two vajats, two magaza, two kačara, a car canopy, the furnace, and the barn. Courtyard villages of the lower course of the river are illustrated by a house, three vajats, two magaza, two kačara, a furnace, a canopy for cars, a plum drier and a furnace. Each of the buildings is described through the organization, structure, method of construction and the role of the facility in the functioning of the rural family.
