Relation between Private and Public Spaces of Collective Housing at the Example of Bratislava and Tbilisi

Abstract

This paper stresses the importance of semi-private and semi-public spaces of the residential areas. The social aspects are defined in the contrasting example of the iconic settlement from Bratislava and representative settlement of the socialist period from Tbilisi. The research explores the different approach of inhabiting semi-public spaces which comes out of the local context. The main factors are based on typology which have the influence on the quality of life in the residential buildings.