Proposal for the reconstruction of the quarter adjacent to the streets Vardanants, Charents, and Shahinyan of Yerevan city

Abstract

Introduction. The need for reconstruction of the central quarters of the city of Yerevan is essential due to the incompleteness of the master plan for perimetral development (1924) implementation. It led to numerous dilapidated buildings liable to implementation remained in the courtyards for decades and, over time, were supplemented by new constructions. He process was uncontrolled and caused the formation of a chaotic, uncomfortable, unsafe, and unaesthetic intra-quarter environment that requires urgent urban planning solutions. A similar example is a quarter adjacent to Vardanants, Charents, and Shahinyan streets. This work is devoted to the reconstruction problems of this quarter. The research objective is to summarize the results of the project proposal developed for the reconstruction of the quarter adjacent to Vardanants, Charents, and Shahinyan streets of Yerevan city. Materials and methods. The work was carried out on the base of the general scientific methods of theoretical research, systematization, analysis, synthesis, and generalization of the material. Results. The work consists of the following thematic divisions: the historical process of the development of the territory, research and analysis of the current state of the development, project proposal for the reconstruction. The process of the development of the territory during the XIX–XXIst centuries is summarized. The study of quarter current situation and the analysis carried out on its basis are presented. The problems arisen are identified. The developed proposal for reconstruction is presented. The spatial-planning and functional characteristics of the quarter, progress data indicators, and economic bases for the realization of the project are displayed. Conclusions. The article presents the problems that can be solved with the proposal application, socio-economic, and legal possibilities of the process implementation, the principles of economic calculations, emerging changes in the development indicators.