Peculiarities of urban planning organization of underground research complexes

Abstract

The relevance of the construction and operation of underground research facilities specializing in the fields of astrophysics, particle physics, geophysics and biology has developed significantly over the past 30 years. Underground research facilities are able to provide the necessary conditions for conducting experimental studies of physical phenomena that go beyond the Standard Model of Physics. Among the publications devoted to the theoretical foundations of the development of underground urbanism, it is worth noting the works of E. Reynolds, R. Sterling, W. Breuer, and G. Haiko. The main aspects of the architectural and planning and volumetric-spatial structure of underground buildings and structures are outlined in the works of H. Admiral, A. Cornaro, J. Besner. The exploitation of underground space in the conditions of sustainable development of modern cities is studied in the works of L. von der Tann and S. Ritter, Fang-Le Peng, Yong-Kang Xiao. Ukrainian scientists have made a significant contribution to the theoretical issues of underground urbanism: S.V. Ryndyuk, M.A. Maksymenko. Prospects for the integrated development of underground space in Ukraine are highlighted in the works of T.O. Nishchyk. Scientific works of G.I. Gayko are devoted to the priority tasks of development of underground urbanism in Ukraine, assessment of risks of underground construction, historical development of underground space in Ukraine. The historical development of underground buildings and structures is also studied in the works of V. Biletskyi, L. Korkushko, A. Pleshkanovska. The overview of the planning structure of modern underground research complexes is presented in the articles by A. Ianni, A. Bettini, E. Coccia. The article presents a number of prerequisites that influence the choice of a site for the design of underground research complexes in Ukraine. Their brief description is presented. Based on a preliminary analysis of the world experience in designing this type of facilities, important criteria that should be used when choosing a design site are identified. A complete set of functional zones of the master plan of the above-ground territory of the underground research complex is defined. A number of basic recommendations have been formulated that should guide the designer in the development of the master plan.