FEATURES OF THEREGIONAL APARTMENT LAYOUT OF THE MEDIUM-RISE APARTMENT HOUSESDURING THE SOVIET PERIOD IN THE CASE OF SOCHI
The article considers the domestic experience of the layout of medium-rise apartment houses of the Soviet period from the 1920s to contemporary history. Special attention has been devoted to types of dwelling houses and planning guidelines in dealing with this issue. The article shows the sequence of the improvement of planning solutions for apartments based on the industrial house-building. Stages of development of housing construction were presented. The guidance documents which were the basis of the architectural decisions were noted. This article generalizes experience of the systematic comfort increase; its main principle scan be used in the perfection of economical housing. Conclusions can be proposed as basic for investment-grade housing design.