The Principle of «integrity» in the Complex Process of the Restoration-Reconstructive Transformations of the Cities Historical Centers

Abstract

The article considers the general and special – «planning and volume-spatial integrity», principles of the complex process of restoration-reconstructive transformations (RRT) of the historical centers, formulated by the author. A definition is given and four interconnected system levels of RRT are identified: urban planning, volumetric, functional, and socio-economic. To address the issues of restoration-reconstructive transformations, general and special principles are proposed. General are as relevant for all PPT system levels. Special are additionally revealing a certain level and complementing the general ones. The latter's included the following principles: «cumulative development»; «contextual addition»; «attractive spatial disclosure»; «multi-comfort». At the urban planning system level, it is recommended to solve the issues of increasing the value and quality of the planning and volume-spatial structure of the historical center based on the principle of their «integrity». This is the maintenance of the historical center in a state in which all its elements have such characteristics (form - place - content - meaning) and connections that make it possible to ensure its harmonious existence and development. The principle contributes to the prevention, reduction, and elimination of destruction. It can be used when carrying out restoration-reconstructive transformations in areas of the historical center of different value and destruction using, respectively, preserving, restoring, renewing, and transforming methods. It is complementary to the formulated general principle of RRT – «cumulative development». Nine selected techniques that reveal the principle of «planning and volume-spatial integrity» are analyzed, and recommendations for their implementation are given. Places of their approbation are showing.

Complex Revitalization of Historically Formed Industrial Territories in Kyiv in Post-War Recovery

“…For the recovery of the historical urban environment which is heterogeneous by historical and architectural value and destruction, the most effective approach will be to apply the method of complex revitalization together with other preserving and restoring, renewing, and transforming respectively, restorative and reconstructive methods, depending on value and destruction of this urban environment. The methodology for determining the degree of historical-architectural value and destruction of the historical urban environment was proposed and discussed in the previous author's research (Leshchenko, 2022).…”

“…Territories with historically valuable planning and modern buildings, without monuments and historical buildings are classified as the III-degree of value. Territories with modern planning and buildings belong to the IV-degree of value (Leshchenko, 2022). According to the methodology for determining the destruction of the historical urban environment, its four degrees of destruction are distinguished.…”

“…This method is one of several renewing reconstructive methods of the complex process of restorative-reconstructive transformations of the historical urban environment. In previous authorial research, restorative-reconstructive transformations (RRT) were defined as a complex process of interrelated restoration and reconstruction changes in buildings, open spaces, and the urban architectural environment aimed at increasing their historical and architectural value, integrity, and moving to a new qualitative level (Leshchenko, 2022). In the complex process of restorative-reconstructive transformations of the historical urban environment, revitalization will be expediently applied in combination with such restoring methods as revalorization and regeneration, as well as the renewing method of sanitation.…”