Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 725-726

Abstract: The algorithm for clustering based on neural network modeling using T. Kohonen's self-organizing maps for the analysis of the housing stock is considered. This analysis of housing stock is required for the planning of complex reproduction of housing and major repairs regional programs development. The mechanism of self-organization is submitted. The representative sample clustering of the housing stock is produced. Its result is 16 groups of objects with a high level of internal similarity. The basic advantages of this approach for monitoring and analysis of the city housing stock are described.

Abstract: Tourism and tourism industry today represents one of the bearers of the economic development of many countries. Hotel is main tourist-catering accommodation facility and its design and functionality must be in accordance with the needs and demands of tourists. Mountain hotel is a distinctive type and vacation hotel which has its own characteristics in terms of the needs of guests and therefore to please the needs of guests, mountain hotels have particular kinds of content and areas that are not encountered in other types of hotels. For this reason, architecture, external landscaping, views, interiors, equipment and comfort are the main characteristics of the mountain hotel.

Abstract: This article elicits restoration experience regarding heritage-listed buildings in the cities of Nish (Serbia) and Saint-Petersburg (Russia). Protection of architectural heritage having cultural and historical value is increasingly gaining in importance in modern society so it is necessary to establish the principles of intervention, when and to what extent it is necessary or desirable. The principles applied in this field make continuous progress and there are new, innovative techniques that are the subject of this case study. Revitalization of Villa Zivkovic (Serbia, the city of Nish) offers an analysis of technically advanced and innovative approach to active protection in the context of sustainable development while preserving the potential cultural value of this important building, representing the movement of early Modern. The article also deals with existing standards for conservation of cultural heritage objects in Saint-Petersburg, (Russia). The structure of protection areas for cultural heritage of historically developed central districts of Saint-Petersburg is presented herein. The article presents assigned for imposing constraints on restoration activities with respect to historical buildings.

Abstract: The article deals with a research survey and restoration regarding hamams – traditional Azerbaijan pieces of architecture. Hamams are the bath facilities which came into existence in Azerbaijan everyday life starting from the medieval ages. The history of the hamam architecture and classification of hamams are described in this article. The role of hamams in the structure of the populated area development has been analyzed herein. An issue of restoration and construction of hamams has been also considered, as well as main problems relating to reconstruction and updating of these constructions have been analyzed.

Abstract: This article deals with the art of a prominent English architect and architectural theorist - William Richard Lethaby. His theoretical outlook on architecture has been considered herein. His fundamental outlook – the book ‘Architecture, Mysticism, and Myth’ - has been analyzed. His innovative outlook, as well as the concept development regarding study of art in the 20^th century described in this book, has been highlighted. The Lethaby’s relations with English movements ‘Art and Craft’ and ‘Aesthetic Movement’ have been indicated. Different outlooks on architecture supported by Lethaby and other leading theorists-rationalists in the mid-19^th have been also distinguished.

Abstract: Different types of methods needed to determinate risk of natural hazards on the field for different types of hazards. Avalanche and rockfall act the same, get acceleration from gravity depend on slope. It mostly often that they both possible in mountain region around the earth. But behavior of this processes is different and consequences are also different. To predict rockfalls and avalanches we have to create method which can be compared with reality. Compare model versus reality possible in areas with many years of observations. So we can use thisa model to simulate behavior of rockfalls and avalanches in not studied areas.

Abstract: The article presents a renovation project of a residential area: Mannheim, Germany. The plot size is 6.4 hectares. It includes Glückstein-park area adjacent to the historic buildings, as well as the south - eastern part of the quarter Glückstein. Territory selected for the design, located opposite the railway station. This area has the highest priority in the planning of the city, as it connects the neighborhood Lindenhof district and the city center. The project includes a number of design features that incorporate the social and economic aspects. The main expected result of the renovation is a well-designed a unique energy efficiency, functional and expressive architectural complex that serves a residential area. Architecture new objects fit into this area. Urban space located near the quarter was designed. The proposed preferred embodiment, more comfort improvement throughout, including a high level of landscaping.

Abstract: A method for architectural design of developing business centers in industrial production special economic zones with the use of the parent module and three types of structural-and-planning modules is offered. This method is based on the biological principle of growth and development of living organisms.

Abstract: Present situation with riverside territories planning in many Russian cities, particularly in bigger scale in St. Petersburg and Moscow, might be characterized as quite problematic. Main reason for this situation is related with constantly increasing transport pressure, in fact noticeably reducing pedestrian accessibility because of riverside territories dense occupation by transit roads network. Instead forming ecologically balanced blue-green infrastructure for sustainable development providing, many big cities in Russia are losing riverside areas for population direct contact with the most attractive parts of urban landscape. Contemporary international experience is permanently presenting wide diapason of riverside territories management concepts realization and their humanly orientated strategies of adaptation for population sufficient using. Among the most topical aspects of riverside territories essential transformation such as optimally balanced pedestrian, bicycle and transport infrastructure creation, functions and landscape logical integration, widening of leisure activities infrastructure, water communications development and regeneration of riverside ecosystems could be marked.

Abstract: In order to have a proper impression of a city, observer needs to move and participate in the city’s life. One of the most important functions of the image of our surroundings is to enable orientation and guidance of movement towards a certain goal. Urban structures that are reflected through disposition and appearance of streets, through a specific landscape arrangement, and ultimately through specific dimensioning and shaping of architecture, can often help to create a place that is easy to read. The increase in vividness of a space enables easier visual identification as well as orientation in space. That type of visual stimulation is expressed through orientation reaction, which stimulates easier adjustment of the subject to a certain space. Perception is defined as the level of sensitivity to visual stimuli in space, which are often connected to the level of interest of the subject. This research aims to identify the role of reference points in terms of the subject’s movement and orientation in the process of understanding both the unknown and the known surroundings.