Migrant Houses in the village Zavoj, Republic of Macedonia, 1988-2010

The focus of this data is on the transformation of the village Zavoj in the Republic of Macedonia, due to emigration from the village, recorded through the architectural changes to the houses in the village. The village had become by default a place for the accommodation of elderly people who did not want to join their offspring abroad in the cities of immigration, or in the fringe suburbs of nearby towns.The data documents the ‘material history’ of the houses, and constitutes a longitudinal research project tracing the transformation of the architectural fabric of the village since 1988. It includes visual documentation such as photographs and drawings, and includes the houses as HOUSE-STATES as follows:House-Traditional: Vernacular architecture still in use and maintained as a dwelling.House-Construction: Buildings that are still being constructed, the house as ongoing construction site.House-Fragment: An eMigrant house-fragment is juxtaposed with the vernacular dwelling. Typical and affordable techniques of single brick cavity and reinforced concrete structure are evident in the new fragment.House-Closed: Many new houses have only one door and one window, height, size and volume are minimal; and are closed a lot of the time.House-Ruin: Vernacular traditional dwellings that are deteriorating. Traditional vernacular dwellings are rarely renovated, reconstructed or repaired.The data is complemented by several field-work methods including participant observation, interviews, documentation of the village as a totality, recording of oral histories and myths, festivities, and archival statistical research about the vicinity. This dataset comprises photographic documentation, sketch/drawing documentation, digital interview recordings, and interview notes.

本数据集聚焦马其顿共和国扎沃伊村因村内人口外流引发的村落变迁，通过村内住宅的建筑风貌变化对该过程进行记录。该村逐渐成为不愿随子女移居海外移民城市或周边城镇近郊的老年居民的定居之所。本数据集记录了住宅的"物质历史"，是一项自1988年起追踪村落建筑肌理变迁的纵向研究项目。数据集包含摄影、绘图等视觉档案，并将住宅划分为如下几类住宅状态（HOUSE-STATES）：
- 传统住宅（House-Traditional）：仍在使用并作为居所得到维护的乡土建筑（vernacular architecture）；
- 在建住宅（House-Construction）：仍处于施工阶段、尚未完工的在建建筑；
- 碎片住宅（House-Fragment）：与乡土民居并置的外流移民住宅片段，新建片段中可见典型且经济实用的单砖空腔结构与钢筋混凝土工艺；
- 封闭住宅（House-Closed）：多数新建住宅仅设一门一窗，高度、尺寸与体量均极小，且多数时间处于封闭状态；
- 废弃住宅（House-Ruin）：正在逐渐破败的乡土传统民居，此类传统乡土建筑极少被翻新、重建或修缮。

本数据集辅以多种田野工作方法，包括参与式观察、访谈、村落整体风貌记录、口述历史与民间神话采集、节庆活动记录，以及周边区域的档案统计研究。本数据集包含摄影记录、手绘/绘图档案、数字化访谈录音及访谈笔记。