COVERAGE FEATURES OF THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS FORMATION PROBLEMS IN DOMESTIC SCIENTIFIC SOURCES: COMMUNICATION AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS
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https://doi.org/10.31650/2786-6696-2025-13-31-38Keywords:
architecture, multifunctionality, design, communication, functionality, harmonization, digitalization, optimization, public spaces.Abstract
The subject of multifunctional public buildings has been extensively explored within the field of domestic science. A wide range of works have been dedicated to this subject, including abstracts presented at scientific conferences, research conducted for dissertations, and monographs. The material that has been accumulated thus far makes it possible to speak of the existence of a certain school of thought on the multifunctionality of public structures. Its primary characteristics are a combination of communicative and functional aspects that dialectically connect this issue with the tradition of modernism, and on the other hand, with the peculiarities of the information age. This specificity should be considered a strong point of the national discourse on multifunctionality, and its further practical continuation may lead to positive results.
The distinction between communicative and functional aspects is not exclusive for the purposes of this article, as they often exist not only in close interaction with each other, but also in the context of a more complex system of design situations and solutions that are associated with different scales of coverage (the level of the individual, building or urban fabric), as well as with certain priorities of providing space with symbolic and supra-functional qualities. The latter are related to the concepts of lifestyle and positioning oneself in a positive life situation by those who are direct participants in the space – involved in it both intentionally and accidentally.
These three areas are equally integrated into both the communicative and functional concepts of multifunctionality of public buildings and together create a complex structure of the subject area of theoretical coverage of this topic. The proposed system of knowledge distribution, however, is not only an intellectual reflection, but also the basis for creating a set of practical recommendations for further improving design practices, as well as creating our own identity of multifunctionality in architecture.
The novelty of the material presented in the article is related to the fact that the future development of design thinking in the field of multifunctionality of buildings and spaces is predictably associated with the search and development of various formats for combining and interacting with communicativeness and functionality, as well as expanding their semantic and technological content.
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