Specific constructive solution of a log house from southwest Serbia

Abstract

The Dinaric log cabin was the dominant form of residential house in the Dinaric mountains region in the Balkans. In the valley of the Uvac River, in southwest Serbia, a structural solution with preserved cornice was recorded, which differs significantly from the solution of the Dinaric log cabin. It is characterized by a gable roof (instead of a four-gable one), and the beam on the ridge rests on a specially built structure consisting of a console and a rod. This solution indicates that there was an exchange of construction solutions in the Balkans and Europe, that they were transferred by builders, travellers or settlers. A similar construction solution is applied in Austria, Switzerland and Russia.