Features of development of Siberian mansion in 17 - early 20 centuries

The authors of thispaper refer to the problem of mansion formation in Siberia, which acts as a part of the basic planning element in the development ofurban areas and is represented in a great variety. The article contains the retrospective analysis of architectural and planning formationof Siberian mansions. We consider three major periods, during which the active formation of the Siberian mansion occurred. Theanalysis contains the peculiarities of the basic structural and functional elements of the mansion (the configuration and size of theterritory boundaries, the nature of the core location (the izba) and its types, forming the land adjacent to the building, etc.). The analysisof the given features is presented as a distinguishing characteristic of each period. Along with these features the attention is paid to thesocio-cultural factors that determine the evolution of the mansions of Siberian region. In this paper it is shown that during the firstperiod (the 17th - the second half of the 19th cc.), which is characterized by dynamic urban development, the basic principles of similarhouses layout on small-sized areas were forming. During the same period, owing to the work of the COMMISSION FOR ST.PETERSBURG AND MOSCOW STONE CONSTRUCTION, the tendency to arrange buildings and to plan settlements appears andconstitutes a part of the legislative policy on urban development. In the period from the 17th century until the second half of the 19thcentury the development of urban mansions in Siberia takes place against the background of regular urban development in Russia. Thenormative legal requirements to architecture and city building is being formed. The "exemplary design" as the basis for urbandevelopment of any country settlement significantly contributed to the transformation of the internal organization of the Siberianmansion. Taking into account the new trends and general requirements one may say that the centric model of the Siberian mansionbegins to change. The analysis of the third period (the second half of the 19th - early 20th cc.) showed a decisive influence on theformation of the Siberian city mansion by different socio-cultural factors that contribute to both the intensive development of the urbanpopulation and house building. Among the important changes in the composition-planning model of the urban mansion of this periodone can mark the inclusion of the commercial apartment building into the structure of the mansion, as well as increasing the number ofdifferent manufacturing facilities. Thus, the given retrospective analysis allows us to trace the timeline of changes in the structure of theSiberian city mansion, and classify them according to various criteria.

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