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37 Types of Architectural Styles for the Home (2022 House Styles Guide)

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Most people like several architectural styles (aka house styles). I know I do. I’m partial to modern, Cape Cod, Mountain and Shingle home styles.

5 most popular house styles

Here’s a snapshot of the 5 most popular house architectural styles based on monthly search volume:

Ranch
Craftsman
Tudor
Colonial
Cape Cod

If buying an existing home, I’d be open to even more architectural styles. Most of us are since you can find beautiful examples of pretty much every style.

My wife and I are in the beginning stages of building a home and we’re pretty set on a modern design which will incorporate plenty of windows, straight, clean lines and wood.

Each type of architecture has a history to it. Our list includes a brief write-up of the history, but the real value of our list is the accompanying pictures of the many types of home architecture styles.

FYI, architectural styles are one of two ways to classify the type of house it is. The other way is via building type or structure type. For this classification, check out our 33 types of houses by building type here. For the most part, our list below is restricted to the different residential architecture styles.

Immediately below we invite you to cast your vote for your favorite style. Once you vote you can see which styles are most popular.

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Here’s our full list of home architecture styles (in alphabetical order):

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1. Adobe Revival

Adobe is also known as mud brick, which is a building material made from organic materials like mud and is among the earliest building materials used around the world. Most of the adobe structures resemble to cob and rammed-earth buildings.

Among the popular countries in the world that use adobe are from Middle East, North and West Africa, West Asia, South and South Western America, Spain and Eastern Europe.

Thousands of years ago, adobe had been used by local folks of America specifically in Southwestern US, Mesoamerica and South America, especially in the Andean region.

And before the introduction of making the bricks done by the Spanish, Pueblo people used to build their adobe houses with handfuls of adobe. These bricks were popular in Spain from 8^th century B.C. onward, or Late Bronze Age and Iron Age.

Adobe bricks vary in size that would sometimes range from the size of an ordinary baked brick or may reach between one to two yards known as adobines.

See Adobe house plan examples here.

2. Barndominiums

Barndominiums are a barn-like structures that serve as a house. Often they incorporate other features such as a large garage or warehouse area. They’re designed to serve both form and function; often veering more toward function than form.

Check out many barndominium floor plan examples here.

3. Beach

Beach houses or also known as seaside houses are often raised up houses appropriate for oceanfront locations. They are best when you are having a vacation and want to have a place near water or even in highland areas.

Tidewater houses are also a version of this style, which have been adorning America Southeast coasts even before the 1800s, designed for either hot or wet climates.

The wide and eclectic porches that are constructed of wood with the main living area raised in one level are the tidewater house’ typical features. It also has wide eaves and waterfront space.

Check out these beach-style house plans.

4. Bungalow

Bungalows are a house construction style that originated in India but prior to its present term, it was first called with different names hundred years before. It was referred by an Englishman in 1659 as “Bunguloues,” meaning temporary and easy to set up shelter. Other terms like “bangla,” “bungales,” and “banggolos” were found before the English “bungalow” term was updated in 1820.

As per the description by the English in India, houses built are long, low buildings with wide verandas and drooping attics. The roofing before was thatch and was changed into fireproof tile later on, secured with an insulating air space to prevent tropical heat.

It was then in 1870 when the builders of fresh and trendy English seacoast vacation houses already called them as “bungalows” were finishing them with a basic and rough yet glam look.

The year 1880 came and gave rise to bungalows in America, which populated the land specifically in New England. Moreover, the great break for this architectural style was in Southern California, which made it the most renowned in the American house style’s history.

See many great examples of bungalow house plans here.

5. Cape Cod

Before its successor, which was the Colonial Revival of the 1930s to 50s, the Cape Cod style was created after the colonists from England arrived in New England and modified an English House hall and parlor house to counter it from the country’s disruptive stormy weather. It was then after a few generations when several versions arrived with more than a one storey house that were made with wooden clapboards, shutters or shingle exterior.

The term “Cape Cod House” was laid claim to Reverend Timothy Dwight IV in the year 1800 after a Cape’s visit. He was also Yale University’s president from 1795 to 1817.

Check out Cape Code floor plans here.

6. ColonialHistoric Major John Buttrick House in Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord, Massachusetts, USA built in 1715.

Evolving from European influences, the Colonial style began in 1600 and several European immigrants brought these influences, thus, made this Colonial style distinctive over time. The style was made known by its love of geometry and several twists were pulled by United States making it less vulnerable from the changing climate.

It was then in 1700s when the Colonial houses were developed out of the US Colonial period. The settling of the Colonists along the Eastern Seaboard and building their homes there conceived Colonial style.

The first design was with two-storey homes with only one room on each floor and later grew into four-over-four two-storey homes, meaning there are four rooms on each floor of the house. These developments characterize Colonial style these days.

From the 1600s to late 18th Century, colonial architecture in America evolved and spanned many different sub-styles such as the saltbox style, cape cod, Georgian style, Mid-Atlantic as well as styles from countries other than England such as French, Dutch, German and Spanish.

Learn more about colonial houses here (includes many examples of all the different types of colonial houses in America). Check out Colonial-style house plans here.

7. Contemporary

Contemporary Style homes are the popular modern-era houses between 1960s to 1970s.

Common in this style are the large plate glass windows and either metal or concrete. It then decorates with a natural look of wood or stones and some geometrical shapes like rounds and rectangles incorporating them with other styles in its most creative way. Contemporary designs are also asymmetrical in form. Natural lighting is its favorite spotlight allowing it to come through the large windows and sliding doors. This style is not into too much detail and ornamentation; it prefers clean and smooth textures and lines, so thus with the home itself and landscaping. The space is more communicable with large doorways and open plan interiors at its core.

See Contemporary style house plans here.

8. Contemporary Craftsman

The homes built between 1905 and early 1930 were dubbed as Craftsman, which is the American expression of the Arts and Crafts movement from England. This was the reaction to the alleged Industrial Revolution soullessness. The movement seized to place high value on handmade crafts, raw and natural materials, in contrast to what Industrial Revolution held for.

“Articulation of structure” are the values visible to Craftsman architecture, where exposed beams and rafters are present, not to mention the dynamic connection between the interior and exterior through porches and terraces.

The Craftsman faded and may have setback its reign in 1920 yet it made its trendy comeback in mid 1980s, which even nowadays is still pulling over popularity.

Today, many clients want to have an infusion of Craftsman style with other styles, which was apparently resolved to “Contemporary Craftsman.”

See Craftsman style floor plans here.

9. Country

Country houses are large European houses or mansions with broad grounds and they are also called manor houses. A long time ago, the feudal estate owned the surrounding land while the landowner owned the house.

A country house or the manor house was historically the capital residence within a manor, which is the territorial organization’s basic unit in Europe’s feudal system. This also resided the lord of the manor, where it served as the manorial courts and banquet with manorial tenants. Today, the term is loosely applied with country houses that are way smaller than its origin way back in the late medieval era, where nobility used to reside.

Check out country-style floor plans here.

10. Craftsman

Craftsman, is yet another different architectural style formally known as the American Arts and Crafts movement, which is a local American architecture that started in the 19^th century and retained its popularity until 1930. It all rooted from the comprehensive design and art movement in the Industrial Revolution. This was a battle of preserving the high value of handmade products and some other natural materials.

At present, several revivals and restorations continue to evolve, which still embrace simplicity and handicrafts. Of course, natural materials won’t lose their part in this style. There are still shingled siding, stone details, overhanging beams, and rafters that are present in open porches with projecting eaves and deep gable roof.

See examples of Craftmsan-style house plans here.

11. English Cottage

This is typically a small house or a small old-fashioned house in some places and was previously called a “house” before it was made known as a “cottage” in England; a typical house with a ground floor and bedrooms that fit inside a roof space.

In today’s present architectural era, a cottage would mean a modest and cosy abode, which is typically built in either rural or semi-rural areas. In the United Kingdom, the word cottage signifies a traditionally built small dwelling, though it may still be incorporated with modern projects resembling traditional styles, known as mock cottages, while in US the term cottage is frequently used to denote a small holiday home.

12. Farmhouse

A farmhouse is a building or structure which serves as the main residence in agricultural or rural areas. Historically, this was commonly infused with animal space known as a housebarn. There are farmhouses that are connected with more than one barn, which form a courtyard.

Today, farmhouses are enjoying popularity relived, which its traditional version has endured through the test of time. The known characteristic of this style is its porch that stretches on the house’s front area and wraps around either side or to the rear. The roof of the house is typically a steeply pitched one that runs along the house’s length and sometimes decorated with gables and dormers. It also include other exterior features like horizontal siding and shutters.

Check out examples of farmhouse-style layouts here.

13. Federal Colonial

Federal colonial, also known as Federal or Adam, has ruled American architectural landscape from the year 1780 to 1840, which evolved to its colonial period’s principal design language, the Georgian. Primarily, American’s change in taste was provoked by the advanced European ideas about architecture. Historians of today think that Federal style is just a modification of the Georgian style, which is close to each other’s in close comparison.

This style commonly uses plain surfaces with tempered detail that usually come with isolated panels, friezes and tablets. Also, flatter and smoother facades are of use and does not or should say, rarely use pilasters or pillars. Architecture Ideas are the most important factor in the home improvement industry to prevail in a positive manner.

14. Florida

Related: Our in-depth Florida style décor guide

Florida architecture is a wooden frame style house widely used in Florida, United States around 19^th century and is still presently known in several developers as a reference of themes. Common characteristics found in a Florida home are the metal roofs, large porch areas that are usually a house wrap around, raised floors and straight or conventional central hallways from the anterior to the rear portion of the house.

These hallways are sometimes called as shotgun or dog trot hallways and it is being alike with shot gun house designs. Some of the popular examples of the Florida house are the Bensen House in Grant, the Florida, Plumb House in Clearwater, Florida and the Winchester Symphony House in Eau Gallie, Florida.

See examples of the Florida-style here.

15. French Country

French country architecture ranks high amongst the country’s numerous achievements. The founding of the first institution anywhere in Europe, which is the Academy of Architecture in 1671, indicates the one of a kind significance of architecture in France and the Prix de Rome architectural establishment in 1720, which is a national interest’s competition, financed by the government and an honor deeply chased.

If the earliest period of the distinguished achievement in France is the Gothic, and the second on the 18^th century, the French architecture’s extended tradition will always be valued.

French house plans usually have asymmetrical exteriors with a mixture of ornate elements that complete the design.

More: Our French country style guide and French country house floor plans

16. Georgian

The building that has boomed in 18^th century left us with a wealthy influence of classical architecture, which dominated in the reign of George I in 1714 up to 1830 after the death of George in 1830. The successions of these English Kings was where the Georgian style got its name.

Symmetrical, center-entry façade two-storey houses and an infusion of the two-room-deep center-passage floor plan are the common characteristics found in the United States Georgian styles, which are deemed countless in its variations.

Ending in the 17^th century, the colonies with higher classes started to adapt gentility in the European concept, which are shown in their upgraded taste, dress coding, behaviour and speech. This kind of legacy is still embraced and presented through the symmetrical order of Georgian architecture.

Read our entire Georgian Architectural Style Guide here and check out our collection of Georgian floor plans here.

17. Greek Revival

Primarily in Northern Europe and the United States, the Greek Revival reign in the late 18th up to the early 19th centuries, is said to be an architectural movement. It is a proud product of Hellenism, which is a study of the ancient Greek culture, and is also looked upon as the Neoclassical’s last stage in development.

A professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy Arts named Charles Robert Cockerell first used the term in 1842.

The exploration of parallels had been the reason why the Greek revival style was popularized from the earlier cultures and up to the present.

18. Log

A log house, or also known as the log home, is said to be structurally the same to a log cabin, which is a typical house made of unmilled logs. The reason why a log cabin is not use as a term by the contemporary builders is because it would generally mean a smaller and extra rustic log house like the summer cottage or the hunting cabins.

In large regions of Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Baltic states and Russia, the most common building technique is log construction because in these areas straight and tall coniferous tress like pine and spruce are abundant. These are also widely used vernacular constructions in the Alps, the Balkans, Eastern Central Europe and some parts of Asia since there is a prevailing comparable climatic conditions. While for those warmer areas like in Western Europe, timber framing was preferred because of the predominance of deciduous trees.

See more log home designs here.

19. Mediterranean

The Mediterranean style home was influenced by the sunny countries, which are found on the rims of the Mediterranean sea. The major contributors to the Mediterranean style house classic design are the Italian and Greek styles, though this may have taken some concepts from Spain and is sometimes labelled as Spanish Modern. The features that define a Mediterranean house sometimes reflects landscaping and decorations in the interior, which are also a great addition to its overall style.

The clues for this style are often found in the exterior walls and roofs that are often constructed with stucco and the roofs are usually covered with tiles and are sloping. The common tone or hue of walls are white or sunny neutrals such as salmon, peach or yellow while the roofs are red, making for a cheerful and bright exterior.

See examples of Mediterranean-style house plans here.

20. Mid-Century Modern

This is an architectural, product, interior and graphic design, which commonly defines mid 20^th century developments in modern architecture, design and urban development from around 1933 to 1965. Being the style descriptor, the term was employed in as early as the mid 1950s. This was confirmed by Cara Greenberg in her book entitled, “Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s” (Random House) in 1983. Museums and scholars around the globe as an important design movement are now recognizing the style.

Mid-Century architecture was commonly employed in residential buildings with the aim of conveying modernism into America’s post-war suburbs. Check out examples of mid-century houses and floor plans here.

21. Modern

Modern architecture came about after World War II and became the dominant architectural style during this period and it has reigned long enough for several decades.

Modern architecture is perceived to have risen and developed from the Industrial Revolution’s Enlightenment and new technological abilities just like other modern movement in arts, literature and music. This is also said to be a reaction to eclecticism and the lavishness to the Victorian era and later Art Nouveau’s detail-oriented styles.

Early Modern architecture examples that are said to use new construction materials are the Paxton’s Crystal Palace in London, which made use of iron, and the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Chicago, which made use of concrete.

See examples of modern house designs here.

22. Mountain

The Greystone Inn and Lakeside Cottage on the Lake are among the prominent historical structures on the mountains. The six-storey Inn has operated since 1985 and was built a few years behind to look a lot like a Swiss mountain chalet that was completed in 1915. The original structure was added with a kitchen, free standing library and pools.

Usually, this plan would feature a rugged outer surface that might embrace wood siding, shingles, or even logs. There are also wide levels and outsized windows for nicer views. Inside, open layouts and lofts are available.

Check out these incredible mountain-style house plans here.

23. Northwest

Northwest or the Northwest Regional style was popular in the Pacific Northwest from 1935 to 1960. It is the International Style’s regional variant and is defined by the wide use of unpainted wood on both of its interior or exteriors.

Other features appear in the design like the use of glass extending to the floor, asymmetrical floor plans, flat or low-pitched roof with shingles and overhanging eaves and very little ornaments. This style is coined by John Yeon and mostly used in residential structures. Some other proponents are John Storrs, Saul Zaik, Van Evera, Pietro Belluschi and Herman Brookman.

See many great Northwest-style floor plans and examples here.

24. Prairie

Prairie or Prairie School in its complete term is an architectural style in the late 19^th and early 20^th century, which is common in the Midwestern United States.

This style is defined with horizontal lines, hipped or flat roof having broad overhanging eaves or roof space, horizontal band windows and it is usually integrated with landscape, craftsmanship, solid construction and ornament discipline.

The common horizontal lines were liken to the native prairie landscape. However, the architects, to describe themselves, do not use the term Prairie School, in which one of the first architect historians, H. Allen Brooks, created this term.

Here are examples of prairie-style house plans.

25. Ranch

Some of the common names of Ranch architecture are American ranch, California ranch, rancher or rambler. Ranch is a local architectural style that originated in the US.

The ranch house is known for its lengthy, dense ground profile and minimalistic character that uses a few of both interior and exterior decors. With concepts of the American Western period, the house fuses modernist concepts in working ranches in creating a casual and easy-going living.

Ranch style was very famous in post-war middle class from the years the 1940s to 1970s and it was first built years before, around the 1920s. The exporting of this style to other nations was made possible yet its popularity faded in the late 20^th century as neo-eclectic house style became popular. Check out these ranch-style floor plan examples.

Related: Mid-Century Style Homes | Ranch vs. 2-Story Houses

26. Shingle

One of the most famous shingle style homes in America is the Kragsyde, built in 1882 and situated near Manchester-By-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Peabody and Stearns were responsible for its design. Many of the homes of this design can be found in places like Martha’s Vineyard, East Hampton, Nantucket, Rhode Island, Cannon Beach and parts of New Jersey.

There are different types of shakes. In North America they generally will use California Redwood, Atlantic White Cedar and Western Red Cedar. Shakes are split while other types of shingles are not; they are sawn. Depending on the country, you will also notice that they come in different sizes.

See 19 shingle style homes here and shingle-style house plans here.

27. Spanish

Spanish architecture, just like others, is not just about structures and these are not just physically built but it also is a means of communication. Community values are mirrored within the Spanish architecture like houses of worship for Christians, Muslims or Jews. This is information to us about the people’s movement, who took their architectural traditions with them in the form structures like temples. This style also shows the political impact, which gave rise to castles and palaces. Check out Spanish-style house plans here.

28. Southern

Southern architecture is best known as the antebellum architecture, which mean pre-war, from the Latin word ante meaning before and bellum war. This is a neocalsical architectural style characterized in the Deep South of Southern United States around 19^th century. This rose from the birth of the American Revolution and to mark of beginning of the American Civil War.

Georgian, Greek Revival and Neo-classical characterized the style in homes and mansions.

The people of British descent, who resided in the Southern states throughout the colonial period and in U.S. regions after the Louisiana Purchase, introduced the features associated with the antebellum architecture in 1803. Here are examples of contemporary Southern-style floor plans.

29. Southwest

Southwestern architecture is unique and simple and is the region’s representation. This style has evolved using domestic natural materials, Southwest’s unique regional settings and Indian and Spanish cultural influence.

Indian cultures trace their roots back a millennium before the arrival of the Spanish explorers. Architecture at Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, some of the oldest and largest Anasazi villages, show the use of stone masonry and pine timbers. Later Puebloan dwellings use adobe walls with their rounded edges. When the Spanish saw the Indian villages in the 16th century they were reminded of Spanish adobe architecture and called the villages and Indians “Pueblos”.

30. Traditional

The traditional style of housing was somehow considered to be alike with the tudor house plan styled architecture. They have the same front gable and immense chimney. However, it is scaled back in a lower roof pitch and elaborate detailing. This house plan style dominated in the year 1940 and early 1950s.

These types are common throughout the U.S. with floor plan designs that adhere to American lifestyles. Traditional homes are combinations of other styles yet there are basic features traditional styles always have like the simplicity of hipped roof and stucco exteriors. Single level floor plans are common in traditional styles and these usually come with a steeper roof pitch, lofts, covered porches and open foyers.

Check out these traditional-style house plans here.

31. Tudor

Tudor architectural style was the medieval architecture’s final development during the period of Tudor in 1485 to 1603. During this time was also the tentative introduction of England’s Renaissance architecture. Hence, the Tudor period may have structurally flourished around 1500 and 1560 following the Late Gothic Perpendicular style and was outdated by Elizabethan architecture in 1560.

Vernacular style or Tudor is known by its half timbering styles found in the few surviving buildings in 1485 together with Stuart period.

But, what we typically refer to as a Tudor style home is technically a Tudor Revival architecture that developed during the 19th Century in England. The example above is Tudor Revival.

In today’s time, Tudor homes are made from brick and/or stucco with ornate half timbers that are found exposing on the house’ exterior and interior. The roofs are steeply pitched and there is rubblework masonry and long rows of casement windows too.

Check out 30 Tudor Revival home styles here and here are examples of Tudor-style house plans.

32. Tuscan

This is the traditional architecture of Tuscany located in central Italy. Some of the building materials generally used in Tuscan style buildings are stone, wood, wrought iron and tile.

Tuscan architecture is rustic yet stylish and is mainly suitable to its original Mediterranean arrangements. Simple, clean line and designs were inspired from a very long time ago.

Tuscany’s traditional building techniques are utilizing locally available materials like stones that are mostly limestones and shale, which are best in forming walls and foundations. Many of its buildings were used in generations given all the extensions and additions in years which is why antiquity is visible.

Check out these Tuscan-style house plans.

33. Victorian

Victorian houses were created during the reign of Queen Victoria in 1837 to 1901 or the so-called Victorian era. It was also during the Industrial Revolution when several Victorian houses were built and are the current defining feature in most of the town and cities of Britain.

It also followed a wide range of architectural styles in United Kingdom. Beginning with classicism, Regency architecture, Italianate style that gained influence in 1820 and 1850s and Gothic Revival Style that was predominant in 1880s.

Houses under this style were generally made with terraces with common building materials like brick or local stone. See these Victorian floor plans that serve as an example of this home architectural style.

34. Rustic

Check out this super old barn converted to a rustic house by RTM Architects. They just took the entire barn and converted the insie to a large open concept rustic interior. The addition, while noticeable, is also designed in an authentic rustic style.

The above is just one example of rustic architectural style. We put together an entire collection of rustic houses. Check them out:

See more rustic houses here and check out rustic house plans here.

35. Italianate

See the rest of this house here.

Italianate appears similar to the Mediterranean style and there are similar features, but get this… Italianate is actually an American architectural style. It’s an American twist on the Mediterranean but has roots in England.

Read about the interesting features and history of Italianate architecture here.

36. Gothic Architecture

Gothic architecture derives its name from the Goths. While the name seems severe and dark, it’s actually majestic and soaring.

Few houses deploy Gothic architecture but there is no shortage of castles and churches in the Gothic style.

Read all about Gothic architecture here.

37. Queen Anne Architecture

Queen Anne architecture came along toward the end of the Victorian era (1880’s to 1905).

The style is highly ornamental – steep roofs, big bay windows, towers/turrets, gables, intricate carving and more.

Read all about the Queen Anne style of architecture here.

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Related: 22 Interior Design Styles for Your Home (this explains the different interior styles and includes photos and links to our extensive photo galleries for each style.) | 30 Types of Architectural Arches (with Illustrated Designs)

Learn more: Check out our list of 10 most popular home styles.

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history of standard development in Russia — PR-FLAT.RU

The history of the development of mass housing in Russia can be divided into several separate periods, each of which manifests itself in its own specific type of residential building. These houses epitomize the lifestyle of their decade. Each new stage is its own experiments and achievements, discoveries and experiences. You can trace the history of typical building development in our country in our brief review article, which helps to “sort through” all periods of architecture from 1917 to the present day.

The Age of Standards: The History of Typical Buildings in Russia

1917-1930: FIRST EXPERIMENTS

The October Revolution led to a number of changes in the country's housing policy. Two decrees of 1918 “On the abolition of private property in cities” and “Socialization of lands” became decisive, which led to the creation of so-called communal apartments. State property began to occupy a large share in the total housing stock and construction projects in the country; the Soviet regime also took on the task of distributing housing among the people.

In the 1920s, a new type of inexpensive mass housing began to take shape. The Construction Committee of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the first in the history of the country to start developing a model of a standard house in accordance with modern requirements and using a scientific approach. Among other things, the authorities held a number of different competitions, and ultimately these measures led to the creation of fundamentally new types of houses, ranging from communal to the so-called garden cities.

According to the plan, a person could spend his whole life in one area, without experiencing any need for something outside its territory: there should be shops, kindergartens, schools, an institute with hostels, factories and even a crematorium nearby.

In the 1920s, a new type of inexpensive mass housing began to take shape.

1935-1955: STALIN: DECOR AND HIGH CEILINGS

In the early 1930s, a public competition for the "Palace of Soviets" project and Stalin's new general plan for Moscow (1935) marked an architectural transition to the use of the classical heritage. The artistic approach in the architecture of buildings has become a priority. After World War II, the trend continued; although, multi-story buildings have become less common, while wooden structures have become relevant again.

Mastering the technology of manufacturing structural elements in a factory (instead of making them right on the construction site) is a huge breakthrough of this period. But many projects were still carried out according to their own unique individual design, which provided a variety of residential architecture of that time.

Stalinki: decor and high ceilings

In 1949, the so-called standard planning was introduced: this approach completely rejects the idea of a separate project, construction should be carried out according to standardized types of housing and a series of plans.

The first application of accelerated, industrialized construction technology was tested on Tverskaya Street in Moscow. Teams of workers with certain skills and responsible only for their task replaced each other at the facility. As a result of a successful experiment, house No. 4 on Gorkogo Street was erected: in all three sections, residential units occupy five floors, but the height of the first floors intended for shops and restaurants is different. The basement and entrance were lined with polished granite, the living walls - with tiles; castings and sculptures were used to decorate the interior.

Stalin's house

1955-1960: KHRUSHCHEV'S FORMULA: COMPACT HOUSING

Following Nikita Khrushchev's landmark 1955 speech and the Decree "On the Elimination of Surpluses in Planning and Construction," the Russian housing industry began to move towards much simpler, less insistent architecture and cheaper construction. In addition, it was decided to use vacant land for large low-cost residential areas - micro-districts, instead of expensive construction in the city center.

During the time of Khrushchev, it was decided to build microdistricts

As rapidly advancing industrial technology required uniformity in construction, bespoke planning had to be largely abandoned. In 1959, Soviet Russia created its first DSK - the Complex House-Building Plant, and in the future 400 more such organizations appeared.

To fulfill the promise "For each family - a separate apartment!" in the USSR they built as simple and compact as possible. The expected service life of such buildings was estimated at about 20 years. It took only 12 days to build the first cheap five-story building.

In an attempt to make up for the small area of the apartments, great emphasis was placed on spacious yards. Special recreation areas, playgrounds, landscaping, swimming pools were organized on the sites. The architectural planning of microdistricts excluded any through traffic, each block had its own kindergarten, school, canteens, shops, cinemas, telephone exchanges and garages.

The small area of apartments in Khrushchevs was compensated by spacious yards

1960-1980: THE BREZHNEV ERA: MORE COMFORT

During this period, more attention was paid to the construction of high-rise buildings, as well as the introduction of improved housing structures. Apartments with 1-5 isolated rooms appeared, providing housing for different families. In addition, some series allowed for flexible layout layouts.

In the Brezhnev era, many high-rise buildings were built

In the late 1970s, the housing policy agenda set the task of restoring and repairing the pre-war and early post-war housing stock. Most of these new projects were hotels and hostels. However, the housing problem still remained relevant. At 19In 1986, in order to resolve this serious issue, the government adopted a special program called Housing 2000, but it was never fully implemented.

1991-2019: MODERN ERA

At this stage, the formation and development of the Russian housing market was observed. The country has seen the return of both individual development projects and the widespread use of decor.

Thanks to privatization, Russians regained their right to acquire and own housing. This radical shift is responsible for an important new trend in the Russian housing market - today more than 85% of houses are owned by private individuals.

In the 1990s, our housing construction took rather unstable and unsystematic forms. The industry has seen a significant increase in private and luxury housing. Then in the 2000s, strong economic growth led to large-scale integral development projects for new territories.

Modern development of the 2000s

In 1997, along with the new housing reform, the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (DOM.RF) was created. A year later, the state introduced the legal framework for mortgage lending. Since 2016, the development of a document called "Guidelines for the integrated development of territories" has begun - with the aim of introducing and ensuring a comfortable urban environment. One of the key ideas of the new recommendations is the rejection of microdistrict development in favor of city blocks. Since 2019The country has been implementing national projects aimed at increasing the affordability of housing for citizens and supporting the integrated development of cities.

Modern residential complex

At the moment, the imaginations of developers and architects are limited only by the financial possibilities of potential homebuyers. In the cities of Russia, houses are being built from economy to luxury class with a variety of functional content. New housing formats are emerging: apartments, co-living. Trends are set by customers - people of a new generation.

Photos used in the material: Architecture of the USSR, ITAR-TASS, inde.io, back-in-ussr.com

Residential architecture in the 19th century. • Architecture

During the construction of the capitals and cities of Russia in the 10-30s. 19th century new methods of residential development were formed, new types of residential buildings were created.

With the impoverishment of the nobility and the strengthening of new social strata of society - the merchants, the industrial bourgeoisie - the estates and mansions of the noble nobility gave way to new types of residential buildings for the middle strata of the population.

The construction of small houses according to exemplary designs for wealthy families, multi-apartment tenement houses for service people was becoming increasingly important.

The need to streamline the planning and improvement of the growing areas of cities required a centralized regulation of housing construction.

Based on the norms and rules of urban planning of the previous time, a strict system of regulation of residential development was developed, grouping it into zones, by number of storeys and materials in connection with the strengthening of the class stratification of the population; new albums of exemplary facades of residential buildings and their plots were issued, architectural and decorative details of building structures were standardized.

Prominent architects such as Stasov, Rossi and Mikhailov in St. Petersburg, Beauvais, Gilardi, Grigoriev and other architects in Moscow and provincial cities were involved in drawing up exemplary projects and managing residential development in cities.

The early versions of the projects of exemplary facades of residential buildings, according to which significant construction was carried out in the capitals and other cities, include a series of projects developed as early as 1809-1812. Petersburg architects Zakharov and Ruska. With the participation of

Stasov, after 1812, new exemplary projects for the facades of mansions for wealthy families were completed, Rossi owns exemplary projects of residential buildings for the development of Tver, Kashin, Rybinsk and other cities of the Tver and Yaroslavl provinces.

The facades of exemplary houses according to the principles of classicism were distinguished by strict symmetry, they had a portico or a pediment in the center of the main facade. In the decoration of facades and interiors, stucco details were used - bas-reliefs, friezes, often composed of repeating typical elements of these details. The houses were built of brick with wooden rafters, with an iron roof or chopped on a stone foundation, with plastered or sheathed walls.