Today, most of the clubs, built at different times, continue to function for their original purpose, but social life has changed. There is a need to rethink and modernise existing cultural facilities.
In his dissertation, A. Shtendera formulates modernisation as a process of high-quality, innovative renovation of an object.
The purpose of the publication is to review the concepts and find solutions for the modernisation of club facilities in Ukraine.
One of the most successful is the renovation project of the Officers' House in Vinnytsia. The authors' idea is to preserve the surviving historical structures of the building. The project envisages the renovation of the main hall, the creation of club rooms, conference rooms, cafes, and exhibition spaces, which will significantly expand the club's programme of activities. Special emphasis is placed on addressing accessibility issues.
Another option for modernising a club building was the project for the functional development of the Communications Workers Club on Yaponska Street in Lviv. The design solution involved improving the comfort and expanding the functional content of the club. Much attention was paid to the modernisation of the building's engineering systems aimed at resource efficiency.
Analysing the concepts applied in the projects of modernisation of club buildings in Vinnytsia and Lviv, it can be concluded that the programme of measures is characterised by similar approaches: expanding the functional content of the facilities through the integration of relevant spaces (coworking, conference rooms, lecture halls, cafes); increasing the area of recreational spaces; addressing accessibility and inclusiveness issues; technological re-equipment that ensures comfortable conditions of use and rational use of resources; integration of new volumes to increase the area and commercial attractiveness of facilities.
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