Architecture of Moscow clubhouses

Introduction. The emergence of such a type of dwelling in the urban environment as a clubhouse is a natural trend in the development of modern society. The purpose of the paper is to identify the architectural characteristics, methods and techniques of their design.Materials and methods. The materials and methods of this study include methods of review, comparative analysis and synthesis on scientific, literary sources and design materials related to the architecture of clubhouses. We analyzed the projects of clubhouses in Moscow, presented on the open access Internet. The search of scientific literature was carried out in the scientific electronic eLibrary, in electronic databases Scopus, Web of Science, using the keywords “clubhouse”, “architecture of clubhouses”. On the basis of the analysis of design solutions of the considered Moscow clubhouses their main architectural characteristics were revealed.Results. Each clubhouse is unique, as it is built either according to an individual exclusive project, or is created on the basis of historically significant objects that have been reconstructed. However, the analysis of architectural solutions of the considered clubhouses allowed to determine the common features of this type of dwelling and to give recommendations for their design.Conclusions. Clubhouses are a material reflection of the social order for the development of a policy of humanization, ecologization and increasing the sustainability of habitat development. At the same time, it stimulates the process of property stratification of society. However, the high bar of architectural and artistic image of clubhouses enriches our living environment, filling it with new cultural meanings and aesthetic level. This sets a difficult but interesting task for architects — to use in mass housing construction at least elements of architectural solutions of clubhouses; to complement the monotonous residential development with a similar quality of architecture, which causes deep emotional impressions and broadcasts information about new housing standards.

clubhouse, clubhouse architecture, elite housing, housing architecture, multifunctional residential buildings