In my undergraduate thesis, I examined changes in the lifestyles of the residents of the house at 21 Krakovska Street in the Krakovo neighbourhood of Ljubljana. The research was based primarily on an analysis of archival sources, including city directories, house census sheets, and a family register. I supplemented the archival data with an interview with the current owner of the house. I selected the house at 21 Krakovska Street as a case study because it is located in a historically and spatially distinctive part of Ljubljana that is protected as a cultural and archaeological monument. Due to the location of the settlement and access to land, gardens, and waterways, the residents of Krakovo traditionally engaged in characteristic livelihood activities. Changes in their work, living arrangements, and household composition could be traced through the preserved archival material. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I presented the concepts of lifestyle, lifeworld, and everyday life. I connected these theoretical foundations with the historical and social development of Krakovo and subsequently conducted a case study of the house at 21 Krakovska Street. The findings showed that lifestyle changes were reflected primarily in the occupational structure of the residents, household composition, and the ways in which the spaces within and around the house were used. In the past, certain parts of the property, such as the stable and the outbuilding, were connected with agricultural and other livelihood activities, whereas today they no longer serve these functions. The house is now divided into several rental units, which also indicates a different organisation of residential life. The interview with the current owner revealed that alterations to the house are restricted by cultural heritage protection requirements arising from the 1986 Decree designating Krakovo and Eipprova Street as a cultural and historical monument.
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