About the authors
| First name, Middle name, Last name, Scientific degree, Scientific rank, Current position. Full and brief name of the organization, The organization address. | Karimova А.А. – post-graduate student E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering The organization address: 420043, Russia, Kazan, Zelenaya st., 1 |
| Title of the article | Principles of living environment diversity. Nature of open spaces of mass housing |
| Abstract. | The comparison review of architectural-environmental features of Kazan’s and Stuttgart’s residential areas is carried out in this article with the aim of clarifying key principles of living environment’s diversity. By the example of modern mass housing open spaces by the characteristic of their organization including research of accessibility levels are considered. During the research of open spaces of Burgholzhof area, residential area in Stuttgart, open spaces of five levels of accessibility were found out: public space, semi-public space, semi-private space and private spaces of two levels of accessibility. In Kazan residential area open spaces of only two levels of accessibility were found out: public space semi-private space. Thus, the relations between nature of open spaces and diversity of living environment were determined as part of the study. Increasing quantity of accessibility levels within open spaces from public to private spaces is one of the key points of creating living environment diversity for mass housing in metropolis and major cities. |
| Keywords. | Mass housing, living environment diversity, open spaces, accessibility levels. |
| For citations: | Karimova А.А. Principles of living environment diversity. Nature of open spaces of mass housing // Izvestiya KGASU. 2013. №2(24) P.51-59. |
