Keywords
Domestic architecture
Wooden construction
Carpentry
Bulgarian National Awakening
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Abstract
This article explores the architecture of Bulgarian houses during the country’s National Awakening, with an analysis of their historical and cultural context, climatic and landscape factors, building systems (some of them unusual, such as post-and-plank walls), traditional construction trades, and common structural pathologies. It focuses on their current situation as reflected by their state of preservation and use, taking as a case study the Kozichkovi houses in the town of Kotel, with an intensive analysis of details as required to understand this heritage. The study concludes that, despite its gravely endangered state, this architecture may yet be preserved, and puts forward various options for its revitalization.
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