Housing quality, an analytical approach of Typology and construction between the city of Ohri and Berat
Session
Architecture and Spatial Planning
Description
The city of Ohri and Berati have a long urban history rooted deep down in ancient times. Different factors indicated the formation and the development of the cities itself during their existence. Both cities, Ohri, and Berati are known as cities of fortification and churches, but as the time goes by, in their architectural layers have saved with jealousy layered a fortune of the domestic architecture. Being part of the Ottoman Empire for almost five centuries, it is obviously that traces of the previous eras will be ‘covered’ with the Ottoman presence, evident especially in the vernacular architecture.
This article offers an insight into Ottoman era patterns appearing in the town of Berati and Ohri,as a marvelous example of the Ottoman era vernacular house in the Balkans. The aim of this paper is to firstly present the factors that influenced the creation of residential architecture in these two cities, to then have a data base to make a qualitative comparison of the housing built in these two cities. Through the comparison, it is attempted to present the quality of the houses, both in typology and construction, as well.
Keywords:
Ohri’s and Berati’s Ottoman era houses, typologies, building materials, vernacular architecture
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-95-6
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
28-10-2023 8:00 AM
End Date
29-10-2023 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.248
Recommended Citation
Elezi, Kujtim and Saliu, Nuran, "Housing quality, an analytical approach of Typology and construction between the city of Ohri and Berat" (2023). UBT International Conference. 20.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/IC/arch/20
Housing quality, an analytical approach of Typology and construction between the city of Ohri and Berat
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
The city of Ohri and Berati have a long urban history rooted deep down in ancient times. Different factors indicated the formation and the development of the cities itself during their existence. Both cities, Ohri, and Berati are known as cities of fortification and churches, but as the time goes by, in their architectural layers have saved with jealousy layered a fortune of the domestic architecture. Being part of the Ottoman Empire for almost five centuries, it is obviously that traces of the previous eras will be ‘covered’ with the Ottoman presence, evident especially in the vernacular architecture.
This article offers an insight into Ottoman era patterns appearing in the town of Berati and Ohri,as a marvelous example of the Ottoman era vernacular house in the Balkans. The aim of this paper is to firstly present the factors that influenced the creation of residential architecture in these two cities, to then have a data base to make a qualitative comparison of the housing built in these two cities. Through the comparison, it is attempted to present the quality of the houses, both in typology and construction, as well.