Authors

Altunin Grigoriy V.
Typology of morphotypes of monastic complexes on the example of monasteries in the Kaluga region

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (88) December, 2024

In the course of their historical development, the architectural ensembles of the monastic complexes of the Kaluga province were growing more complex, acquiring a well-developed complex structure that would regularly include new components either in symbiosis with existing ones, organically complementing them or replacing them. This process is inextricably linked with a gradual increase in the share of built-up space and, accordingly, a decrease in open space and constant reorganization of spaces. The need to identify and rationalize formation regularities in monastic architectural ensembles makes it necessary to typify the development of both the monastery as a whole and its functional zones separately. For this purpose, it is advisable to use the same type of typological structures, the role of which may be the building morphotype of a certain functional area of the monastery’s territory.

Altunin Grigoriy V., Jykova Tatiana F.
THE TYPOLOGY OF SPATIAL STRUCTURES IN THE ORTHODOX MONASTERIES OF KALUGA PROVINCE OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (70) June, 2020

The monasteries of the Kaluga province present diverse architectural ensembles with complex internal dynamics making it impossible to evaluate all the variety of their forms against uniform criteria. The evolution of a monastery complex sometimes could last several centuries, and therefore their architectures and compositions rarely pertain to a single specific style. When considered as fully-formed architectural developments, these monasteries reveal various common typological features in their construction, layout and composition, determined by both their functional purpose and symbolic interpretation of the monastery ensemble.