The conception and development tendencies of the helicourts network design in the world

Abstract

The article analyses the origin and development of helicourts [1,2]. This is the new type of constructions which located on top of the roofs of skyscrapers and designed for users of air transport. Historical analysis was performed on the topic of cities design within the vertical plane, including the idea of traffic separation. The modern tendencies of how this issue is resolved were analyzed on the example of São Paulo and Kyiv. It is established, that in modern metropolitan areas there is ongoing new technological revolution, which aims at a radical change of transportation mode in cities, leading to the emergence of the modern aircraft. The main principles of formation of helicourt design decisions within the structure of high-rise buildings in metropolitan areas are: structurality, dominance and form. It has been determined, that the preservation of historical development, natural areas, and improvement of both transport connectivity and the environment where human activity is concentrated in cities can be solved by the introduction of a complex of structures that serves helicopter aviation, and that are located within the structure of multi-storey buildings.