BOSNAIN TRADITIONAL AND OTTOMAN HOUSE

BOSNAIN TRADITIONAL AND OTTOMAN HOUSE Melisa Sabic5th May, 2015 International University of Sarajevo //FENS Architecture//Fall Semester 2015//ARCH 368

TRADITIONAL BOSNIAN HOUSEReflects the connection between a man and natural conditions like

Climate

Vegetation and

Construction material

PERENNIAL PRINCIPLESOrientationPrivacy of family lifePurity of the placePurity of inhabitantsRespect towards natureRespect towards the others

CHARACTHERISTICS OF TRADITONAL BOSNIAN HOUSE Ground horizon all functions performed on the ground sitting, sleeping, cooking reflecting the organization and furniture assembly

Individual character of self standing building

Pitched roof as a main functional and formal element

CRITERIA FOR TYPOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOSNIAN HOUSE AnthropologicalGeographicalCulturalHistoricalLocation and settingMaterialFunctional and Spatial organizationForm

BASIC TYPOLOGY OF TRADITIONAL BOSNIAN HOUSE Various types of the timber house Some types of the stone houses Some varieties of the adobe

BUNJA_circular stone hut

-circular dry stone wall spread around the Mediterranean-in Bosnia some Bunjas are presented in Duvno-an old pre-Slavenic type of house used in the areas where there is no wood as a construction material-it disappeared because circular form did not allow extension and evolution the house

Various types of the timber house:

SINGLE GROUND FLOOR HOUSE-a single space ground floor that might be log, stone or adobe house- has a shape that does not depend on the material

-evolution of the timber and stone house is different and when it develops the new diversifying types are established

LOG HOUSE CHARDAK BETWEEN THE RAFTERS

-form of the timber house that expresses the economy of the space - house is developed in vertical sense-volume of the roof space is used for one or two rooms that are called chardak-chardak is usually above the room

LOG HOUSE HOUSE ABOVE MAGAZA

-the ground floor is magaza, a shelter for animals -magaza, constructed in stone-the space above magaza is timber structure composed of kitchen and rooms. -The fire place is open

DIMALUAR_house with smoke shaft-best solution for house problems-organization of space, construction, possibility of the partition..-the smoke is disposed through a shaft (dimaluk) and then dispersed into the roof space-the smoke conserved timber roof construction-dimaluk _ meat smoking-the upper floor is approached by wooden stairs, and on the first floor there is a gallery from which the rooms can be entered-Abdestluk (the ablution place) and small storage , on the gallery, sometimes there is an extension with the toilet as well.

CHARDAKLIJA-house with projection --has two floors-ground floor is magaza, upper floor living space with fireplace-first floor projects over the all four walls of the ground floor-toilet as a overhanging structure -type of dimaluara house with smoke shaft in the center

Stone house types -ground floor house

Can be single space house Today are used as a shelter for animals Ground floor with more rooms and saddled roof is common in the south of BosniaCan be developed in longitudinal direction by adding more spaces

STONE CHARDAK

-chardak, the Persian word chartaq (char-four and taq-arch)-most raised, elevated space outwardly oriented and is overhanging timber projection above the stone walls-stone chardaks in Neretvica, have three floors with magaza

STURCTURAL ELEMENTS - details

Ottoman house_SafranboluStone walled ground floor(animal stable, storage)Upstairs wood paneled walls with cupboards for bedding and low tablesMultifunctionality of the room Fireplace built of the stone Houses with five facadesTwo or three stories Ample windows Open to the street Extensions

ELEMENTS OF OTTOMAN HOUSE FORM IN BOSNIAN IN RELATION TO AUTOHTONE FORMATIVE ELEMENTS

-characteristics not found in the other cultures-Two-story differentiation of the house -Only the ground floor adapted to the site, edging up to the street front -Articulation from the street inwards -Particular functional spaces at the GF -Upper floor aggregated by square or rectangular rooms without functional demarcation Individual sitting in the gardenReferences:http://www.balkaninside.com/inspiring-architecture/

http://cipa.icomos.org/fileadmin/template/doc/PRAGUE/144.pdf

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/251227239_The_revival_of_the_traditional_Bosnian_wood_dwellings

http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,36830/turkish-houses.html