The logic of living space is changing. Likewise, the structure of a house, whose role in the contemporary city is becoming increasingly complicated. The paper presents an analysis of selected architectural works in the 20th century and the latest ones, constituting the basis for considerations on the structure of residential architecture and its changes. Its scale encompasses buildings in densely built-up urban areas. The juxtaposition of different examples in terms of the logic of the structure and its legibility allows one to ask the following questions: does the change in the form and internal logic of the house affect the cities? What is the role of unusual structures in their space?

Streszczenie

Logika przestrzeni mieszkaniowej zmienia się. Podobnie struktura domu, którego rola we współczesnym mieście komplikuje się. Artykuł zawiera analizę wybranych najnowszych realizacji architektonicznych będącą podstawą do rozważań na temat struktury architektury mieszkaniowej i jej zmianom. Swą skalą obejmuje budynki w gęstej zabudowie miejskiej. Zestawienie odmiennych przykładów pod względem logiki struktury i jej czytelności pozwala postawić pytania: czy zmiana formy i wewnętrznej logiki domu ma wpływ na miasta? Jaka jest rola nietypowych struktur w ich przestrzeni?

In the maze of structure

The logic of living space is changing. Likewise, the structure of a house, whose role in the contemporary city is becoming increasingly complicated. The paper presents an analysis of selected architectural works in the 20th century and the latest ones, constituting the basis for considerations on the structure of residential architecture and its changes. Its scale encompasses buildings in densely built-up urban areas. The juxtaposition of different examples in terms of the logic of the structure and its legibility allows one to ask the following questions: does the change in the form and internal logic of the house affect the cities? What is the role of unusual structures in their space?