ABSTRACT
The article deals with the urgent problem of modernizing the urban environment of St. Petersburg, taking into account the new strategy for the development of market buildings, determined by the city government. The market is one of the important elements of the urban system, which has historically been a powerful center of attraction for both local residents and tourists. It is necessary to return markets to the trading system and integrate these objects into the structure of the urban environment at a fundamentally new level. The aim of the work is to identify the principles of designing multifunctional buildings of the markets as objects of the polycentric system of the city, taking into account the continuity of traditions. To do this, the authors have carried out a historical retrospective study of the markets of St. Petersburg, identified the main trends in the evolution of functional zoning and architectural planning organization of market buildings. The definition of a typological object is given: a multi-functional complex with a retail trade object (market) as the main (anchor) or additional function and the inclusion of various accompanying or equal functions (multifunctional complex with a retail facility). The main structural links in the “market-city” system are determined. On the basis of the “design principles” obtained in the course of the research, comprehensive proposals were made for the integration of multifunctional buildings of the markets into the urban environment on the basis of urban planning, planning, functional and style solutions typical for historical buildings of the markets of St. Petersburg. These recommendations are applicable in the practice of city authorities, practicing architects and architecture students.
