Virtual space of urban realm

By analyzing current big-city urban areas, the author discusses the relevant problems of residential zones in city planning. It is reasonable to consider the theoretical and practical issues of the virtual space of urban realm in the urban planning and architecture context. This term is based on the special principles of functional and universal design such as multipurposeness, flexibility, and accessibility. In addition to this idea, there are significant city-planning concepts which can be put into effect on a short-term horizon (50-100 years). The study considers the road traffic, social and humanitarian challenges, the issues of psychological and emotional individual’s state within the human habitat. Besides, the research analyzes the urbanization consequences related to the population growth, the increasing population density, and the standards of typical multi-storey buildings. The author proposes a comprehensive study of this challenge with a focus on residential areas, their understanding and interpretation in order to theoretically integrate the concept of virtual space of urban realm into city-planning field of world big cities.