Complex architecture
Introduction
A complex (from Latin componere, to connect), in real estate development, is a group or block of private and multi-apartment residential buildings with their own developed infrastructure, directly interconnected with each other, isolated along the outer perimeter and closed to the passage/visitation of non-residents.
History of the term
Initially, the term was used to designate (in the works of Western scientists) a traditional form of Chinese housing, intended for the joint residence of members of a large family and consisting of several houses, fenced along the perimeter of the site with a wall.[1] According to some researchers, the size and location of such housing reflected Confucian ideas of a hierarchical social order and the interdependence of family members.[2].
As a result, the traditional connection included the following mandatory features:.
Little by little, the concept of "complex" began to be applied to places of residence with similar characteristics throughout the world. The most famous example of this is the Kennedy Complex, the personal residence of the Kennedy family, located in Massachusetts overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
In general (with the exception of the presence of an extensive family economy), the original features of the complex have been preserved in its modern interpretations.
Isolation of adjacent territories
An important feature of the facility is the presence of its own fenced area, access to which is practically completely closed to outsiders. In complexes of this type there are always security guards who strictly control access to the interior. In some countries (for example, Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of China), even residents of the same complex may have limited access rights to all premises on the territory of the complex (which is achieved, for example, by special encoding of a personal magnetic key code).[4][5].