The subject of this study is housing in the villages of Banat, a region that today belongs to the Republic of Serbia, as well as the standardised (type) plans of rural houses from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. The paper situates the analysed type designs within a broader historical and social context, highlighting their forms of appearance and the ways in which they changed under the influence of various political, cultural, religious, and other factors. The aim of the research is to determine how the social context shaped these designs, what was of primary importance for society in specific historical periods and what was less significant, and how general state instructions were reflected at the level of rural settlements and individual rural households. Furthermore, by applying historical methodology and the methods of analysis and synthesis, the study seeks to identify the boundary between buildings constructed according to type plans and those belonging to the domain of vernacular architecture. It is assumed that, despite the existence of standardised designs, the identity and traditions of the populations inhabiting the region exerted a considerable influence on the formation and transformation of rural dwellings.
Silađi et al. (Wed,) studied this question.