Restoration of traditional housing complexes - case studies: Muslibegovic, Bišcevic-Lakšic, Gavrankapetanovic and Ramic street housing complexes (in mostar and pocitelj)

Traditional housing complexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are sophisticated dwelling structures comprised of cubistic architectural forms, courtyards, and elaborate and decorated interior spaces. The paper deals with the case studies of restoration of four major complexes in Herzegovina (southern region), with the technical and design aspects, as well as exploration of their current use, value and meaning in contemporary architecture as testaments of history and living functioning structures. Housing architecture, more so than the public buildings, represent the local tradition and are the essence and representation of life itself.