Architecture of institutions of additional education in different urban development situations

Introduction. The paper analyses the formation of the architectural space of institutions of additional education (AE). Analyses of similar facilities of the existing stock of AE institutions or entities having educational function in Russia were made. The selected similar facilities are the study subject, and their architectural and urban development properties are the study object. The purpose of the study is to identify positive and negative features of the similar facilities. To achieve the stated goal, a detailed analysis of the subject facilities is required, according to a three-stage system of criteria. The system was developed specifically as a part of scientific research for ranking of the similar facilities. As a scientific hypothesis, possibilities of educational environment formation and training programs selection in accordance with the interests of modern adolescents is considered. Materials and methods. A three-stage system of criteria for the evaluation of the said features was developed. For the analysis, 72 similar facilities were selected based on typological characteristics. They were analyzed based on the first system of limiting criteria. Based on the results of the assessment, 30 of them were selected suiting most of the criteria. 30 objects were analyzed, based on the second system of limiting criteria. After the analysis, 4 similar facilities were selected. In the four selected institutions, a field survey was conducted, after which they were analyzed according to the third extended system of criteria with the identification of the leader. Results. The problem of the unpopularity of some institutions was studied, which entails a small set of students or their complete absence. The scientific novelty lies in the new approach to the study of similar objects and the method of their analysis, which gives a multi-factor assessment of each. Based on the analysis of the third extended system of criteria, positive and negative features of the existing stock of AE institutions were identified. Based on the analysis, the conditions and recommendations for the formation of institutions of additional education in a new format were identified. Conclusions. The formation of a favorable architectural environment of the educational institution, along with the planning of filling with various education subjects, is facilitated by the analysis of the existing stock of the similar facilities with the identification of their positive and negative qualities. This process is important, since the shaping of the architectural environment, nowadays, will directly affect the child’s perceptivity of new information and its interest in the process of using space in future.