The Household from Târgu Cărbunești, Gorj County

The house from Târgu Cărbuneşti is an example of an architectural style unique to the Subcarpathian region of Gorj and inspired by the Balkan kula.

Built from large, round oak logs and resting on a river-stone foundation, the house is organised over two levels: a cellar on the ground floor and living quarters above. The layout of the dwelling is identical to that of the low house from Stolojani, featuring an entrance hall and a room. The hall contains the hearth with a hooded chimney, and the room has a stove fired from the hall through an opening in the middle wall. The walls are plastered and whitewashed on the upper level to ensure full thermal insulation.

The cellar is particularly spacious and is designed to accommodate large vessels and barrels for storing orchard produce.

The pillars of the upper porch are arranged symmetrically and have bases carved with a bold X, embodying St Andrew's cross. These pillars support a longitudinal beam called florar, decorated with incised geometric motifs on which the transverse beams rest. These are called cai, meaning horses, because their ends are often shaped like horse heads.

The carpenters' attention to detail is evident in the ornamentation of all the façade elements, which are essential structural pieces for the building's stability. The final ornamental detail along the vertical axis of the monument, with its slender and elegant silhouette, is the row of ridge ornaments along the shingled roof, called ciocârlani, shaped like birds.