Influence of human lifestyle on creating typological structure of residential urban environment

Abstract

Social, economic, political and other changes taking place in Russia in recent decades have made little difference in the architecture of residential buildings and apartments that are being built in various Russian cities. The article studies people lifestyle as the main factor that influences the typological characteristics of residential and multifunctional buildings and complexes. The paper considers the comfort criteria of the modern urban environment. It is reported that people lifestyle and its fundamental categories should be decisive in choosing and determining the parameters of apartments, different types of residential buildings and their typological diversity. The paper provides these categories that are the living standard, way of living, life quality and custom. Undoubtedly, lifestyle affects the choice of high-rise buildings, the size and the kind of premises in apartments, the number and quality of service functional elements and a lot of other things related to creating comfortable modern and convenient urban living environment.