Typomorphology of the Krasnoyarsk city center. Part 2. The structure of historical urban fabric

The urban fabric of historical city consists of locally developed socio-spatial structures of urban environment with the «attached» values and social meanings. In order to create projects of non-destructive development of such an environment, a rich palette of methods for pre-project design-research of the existing urban fabric and for its further integration into modern life is required. The typomorphological analysis is used in many countries and offers a methodological apparatus that includes the «reading» of existing urban fabric, drawing up models of the genesis of historical environment and the methods of designing its development based on these models, relying on knowledge about the nature of the behavior of morphological elements. This paper illustrates the effectiveness of typomorphological analysis for the fabric of the historical city of Siberia. This study suggests the use typomorphology to inform architectural practice on the way to preserving the identity of cities.