Urban influences in the architecture of rural dwellings in Southern Muntenia and Oltenia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Urban influences in the architecture of rural dwellings in Southern Muntenia and Oltenia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to capture a stage in the evolution of residential architecture in the lowland villages in the south of the country, identified during field research, which illustrates changes in the architecture of some dwellings and in the organization of rural households built in the late 19th – early 20th centuries. The changes are due to the influence of the urban architecture of provincial towns, the emergence of new buildings in rural settlements, owned by institutions (town halls, credit unions, headquarters of postal agencies), and the diversification of the activities carried out in homes and households in plain villages, especially due to the development of trade (shops, groceries), of crafting activities (furriers, tailors), and of services (notaries, barbers). The examples preserved in situ that were identified in the villages under research were synthesized into a series of building categories that illustrate this phenomenon. The article follows, in addition to the presentation of urban influences on the architecture of rural homes, the changes they brought to the traditional household in terms of location of facilities on the plot of land and the relation between the main building of the household (the house) and the public space.

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