housing

The process of intensive industrialisation in the West, and later in many other countries around the world, has led to a number of economic and environmental challenges. According to rough estimates, at the current rate of growth of the world's population, basic energy resources will become increasingly scarce. The main amount of these energy resources is used for heat and power supply to buildings and structures of various purposes, depending on their use. Residential buildings are among the first in the list of such structures.

In our country, a lot of attention is paid to increasing residential development in the areas of former villages and hamlets, which is mostly carried out using industrial methods based on standard projects. However, individual construction is currently experiencing its greatest boom. More and more projects are emerging with concept ideas focused on building homes using modern technologies while preserving old traditions.

The selection of architectural-structural-technological systems (ASTS) for single-family housing is of critical importance, as it determines the further development of design, construction, and operation of the building.

Today, the market is saturated with various new materials that have not yet been fully studied and are only beginning to gain momentum in the construction sector of our country. While this positively influences the development of the construction industry, it simultaneously complicates the selection of appropriate materials.

The architectural design of animal spaces is an increasingly important area of research and practice that aims to create comfortable and safe living conditions for animals in a variety of contexts, including animal shelters, farm animal enclosures, and zoo enclosures. However, designing animal-friendly spaces requires a thorough understanding of animal behavior, physiology and welfare, and the incorporation of appropriate design elements and materials.

The article considers issues related to the administrative and legal support of regulation of relations in the housing sector and the conditions of realization of the right to housing by citizens of Ukraine.

The article elaborates on the application of public management mechanisms for enforcing housing rights of citizens, and identifies key directions for the application of public management mechanisms for enhancing the national housing policy to ensure proper exercising of citizens’ housing rights.

Residential architecture has one of the most conservative styles based on its specifics. However, today this type of architecture seeks to actively respond to changes in the modern world. These changes are caused by multiple factors, among them are: technological and information progress; lack of resources and environmental pollution; military conflicts and population migration etc.

Examples of designing institutions for the homeless in foreign practice are considered, which are compared with the results of our sociological study of homeless people in Ukraine. A socio-typological scheme for introducing various types of housing for the homeless is proposed based on the integration of housing units with industrial and educational functions.

It is considered living conditions,  including yards, residential houses and flats, in morally outdated city districts whichwereconstructed in the 1960s-70s.There are results of the survey which was carried out online and with personal interviewing of the  residents of the districts in June 2019 in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia.The most widespread problems of the districtshave been identified as well asthe recommendations on their solving have been made in accordance with their importance.

The article considers features of residential architecture in the downtown areas of large cities. Described are the main problems in the organization of comfortable living conditions and trends of its resolving in modern construction and reconstruction. The article analyzes the establishment of the living environment in the conditions of high urban density and the problem of ensuring standard of living. Today, one of the most intensive construction activity in large cities is situated in the downtown areas.