Preliminary communication
An analysis of the spatial values of Grabrovica sheapstead on the Island of Cres
Ksenija Jovović
Abstract
Grabrovica sheapstead lies on Pernat peninsula on the island of Cres. It is located in a very favourable microclimate zone. Its ground plan shows it is divided into five basic areas: an area for use by the owner; an area for prayer; an area for the shepherds to live in; an area for the sheep; the 'courtyard', an open space in the interior of the structure that served for communication. ln configuration, way in which the facade was worked and height, Grabrovica's architecture reflects the variety of its purpose and the rank of its user.
lt is built of local material, which makes it an outstanding interpolation into the environment and at the same time masks the houses that merge into the background and are protected from malefactors.
The houses are built in the local tradition, but partly imitate urban architecture. The ground plan has two basic axes. The first, in the northeast-southwest direction, leads from the main entrance to the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The second,
in the northwest-southeast direction, includes the side entrance that is primarily used for taking the sheep out to pasture.
Grabrovica has the characteristics of a town in miniature. Surrounded by walls, it has two entrances that lie on the two main axes, a town square with a 'mansion', a chapel and a spring of water, the štern. lt makes no difference whether Grabrovica 's urban attributes were intentional or chance, what is important is that they exist and that they are doubtlessly part of its spatial value.
Grabrovica is a characteristic sheapstead on the island of Cres. Its location, number and size of buildings, theground-plan of its'mansion' and its doubtless spatial values make it suitable for revitalization bearing in mind the island's sophisticated tourist offer.
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30785
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Publication date:
30.4.1993.
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