ZGRADA STARE PEKARE U LUKAVCU – VALORIZACIJA, ZAŠTITA I KORIŠTENJE DOBRA KULTURNO-HISTORIJSKE BAŠTINE
OLD BAKERY BUILDING IN LUKAVAC - VALORIZATION, PROTECTION AND USE OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE

Summary/Abstract: With the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accelerated urbanization continues in previously formed settlements, while, on the other hand, completely new settlements are formed in suitable places that are always conditioned by the proximity of necessary raw materials. Although it is true that the existence of Gornji and Donji Lukavac dates back to the medieval period, industrial development at a slightly more distant location began with the construction of an ammonia soda factory in 1893, whichbecame the generator of the development of a new part of the city. Simultaneouslywith the construction of the factory, various housing facilities were built for the workers, depending on the hierarchical position, and not long after, the factory also financed the construction of public and residential-business facilities that enabled a much more comfortable and socially fulfilling life. The topic of the research is based on the definition of the ambient whole of the old city core of Lukavac from the Austro-Hungarian period and in it the settlements for factory masters, the so called "Maister haus", which has been degraded to a greater extent. Considering that it is a settlement where factory masters lived together with their families, the residential buildings that appear in it have a much lower level of comfort. Such a modest spatial organization was automatically reflected on the exterior, where the buildings were completely devoid of decorations. In that environment, on the very corner, there are two distinctly decorated buildings that, obviously, represent the total opposite of everything previously mentioned and become the subject of more detailed research. Their purpose is residential and commercial, in the ground floor of which, in the first period after construction, the old bakery and post office were located, and where the buildings, due to their partial commercial purpose, had characteristic, richly decorated facades. It is a combination of art nouveau and folklore-romantic motifs that made the buildings stand out from their immediate surroundings. Today, they are degraded to a greater extent, both due to the process of natural decay that occurs as a result of lack of maintenance, as well as due to inadequate interventions and subsequent additions by former/current owners.

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