Regional specific features of modern residential compounds. Affordable housing in the city of Samara, Russia

Abstract

The identification of modern approaches and the specifics of the improvement of architectural solutions for residential buildings of an affordable price category in non-capital cities of the Russian Federation has become the main task of the research. From the generalization and analysis of the overall results of the development of the housing sector in the Russian Federation, the authors proceed to the consideration of the situation in one of the megacities of the country - Samara. With the example of seven residential compounds being built or newly built in this city, the approaches to the formation of architectural solutions that are characteristic of local conditions at the present stage of housing construction have been shown. A particular attention was paid to the social infrastructure and the functional and spatial organization of residential complexes, environmental and social aspects. The conclusion about the gradual increase of consumer properties of affordable housing was made. The main unresolved problems are enumerated.