Prospects for complex renovation of industrial territories into art clusters

The relevance of this study stems from the need to find effective approaches to transforming former industrial sites in the context of post-industrial urban development, increasing demands on the quality of the urban environment, and the need to reuse industrial heritage sites. This article examines Russian and international examples of industrial site renovation to identify successful practices and formulate typological guidelines for their further implementation in domestic design practice. The goal of the study is to identify the most effective approaches to industrial site renovation and determine the architectural and urban planning solutions that ensure their sustainable integration into the modern urban environment. To identify the key effective tools for industrial site renovation, twenty-two successfully reconstructed sites were analyzed. For each, eight key parameters were examined: the degree of site integration into the urban fabric, accessibility and safety, the quality of public spaces, the preservation of industrial identity, the use of functional hybridity, the preservation and transformation of operational functions, as well as the renovation of façade solutions and the reconstruction of the site's planning structure. The assessment was conducted using a matrix analysis method, which allowed for comparing objects based on a set of criteria and identifying the most effective tools for the comprehensive renovation of industrial buildings into art clusters. The study found that the most successful renovation examples involve the formation of multifunctional art clusters that combine the preservation of industrial identity, the richness of public spaces, the flexibility of new use scenarios, and the preservation of operational functions. The findings of this study can be applied within the framework of domestic urban planning practices when developing strategies for the development of industrial zones and the creation of multifunctional urban spaces.