Peculiarities of Forming the Marine Facade of the City of Odessa

Abstract

The article considers the problems of the formation of the marine facade of the city of Odessa. Based on this, the world experience in the formation of marine facades of the most vibrant coastal cities was studied. It turned out that one of the features of the perception of the city is its panorama and silhouette, where the panorama is a view of the city, and the silhouette is a vertical outline designation of the city. In coastal cities, the formation of an artistic look takes place from the sea and the city, that is, the silhouette and panorama of the city are not only its individual visual feature, but also its hallmark in the field of tourism development. The most responsible and impressive should be the architectural appearance of the city from the sea. Panoramas with views of the building and water, bridges, natural landscape and coastal architectural ensembles open along the water areas. Thus, the coastal territories of the city of Odessa were analyzed in terms of the silhouette of the city from the sea. As a result, it is clear that the silhouette is monotonous and boring, its only feature is port facilities, and the visual perception of Odessa from the sea is not noticeable and cannot compete with other coastal cities of the world, which helps to pay special attention to its coastal territories. To determine the basic principles of the formation of the marine facade of the city of Odessa, the scientific work of Odessa scientists, as well as options for experimental design, were considered. The considered project proposals were based on the creation of a unique marine silhouette of the city of Odessa, as well as the development of tourist and recreational functions on the lands of the water fund. Despite interesting decisions, this entails enormous economic costs and foreign investment. Therefore, the creation of an architectural and compositional solution to the marine facade of the city is possible due to undeveloped coastal recreational zones and depressed economic territories, which is economically beneficial and relevant. Based on the principles that must be taken into account when designing on the coast, it can be concluded that coastal territories can become the dominant objects at the heart of the silhouette of the city. Economic territories that are located far from the coastal zone can be background highrise objects when forming the panorama of Odessa.