PRINCIPLES OF FORMING SOCIAL SPACES IN MULTI-STOREY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES (CASE STUDY OF TASHKENT CITY)
Abstract
This article is devoted to the scientific and theoretical study of the principles of forming social spaces in multi-storey residential complexes in Tashkent city. As a result of intensive construction work carried out in the capital in recent years, more than 40 new residential complexes have been built. However, in most of these complexes, spaces that ensure social activity and mutual solidarity of the population have not been sufficiently formed. The study developed criteria for organizing social spaces based on modern architectural and urban planning theory, as well as the "vertical neighborhood" concept. As a result of graphic-analytical and comparative analyses conducted on the examples of Tashkent's "Darbon," "Grand Chirchiq," and "Durmon" complexes, shortcomings in the functional zoning, accessibility, and compositional solutions of existing social spaces were identified. At the end of the study, based on the conceptual model proposed by the authors, five main principles for forming social spaces in new residential complexes were developed: hierarchy, multifunctionality, accessibility, climate adaptation, and identity. The introduction of these principles into design practice will serve to improve the quality of life and social capital of the urban population.
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