Social housing in Tomsk: Prospects of development, architectural and typological diversity

Purpose: The development of recommendations for the architectural design of the housing stock of social use.Design/methodology/approach: Before the residential house design, it is necessary to understand who are end-users. One of the main criteria to be considered in the design process is a family and its life. The statistical analysis of the data and graphic development of architectural and planning elements for each type of residential house based on the socio-demographic characteristics of families being in need for better housing conditions.Research findings: Research demonstrates architectural and planning solutions of a typological range of residential houses of social use in the city of Tomsk.Practical implications: Feasible parameter determination of architecture and planning of residential houses will ensure the mass construction of comfortable and healthy dwellings, which will contribute to the successful solution of an important social problem of the housing construction.