K-7 series
Frame 5-storey multi-sectional residential building. These extensions were abandoned in order to reduce the cost of the design. In construction, panels were used, which were mainly lined with red or white unglazed tiles.
Layout Feature
Features:
- Each floor occupies 3 apartments - one-room, two-room and three-room type.
- There is also a modified project involving four-room layouts.
Khrushchev planning schemes
One of the design features of such a building is that it often does not have balconies. Because of this, the Khrushchev K-7 series has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped without protrusions. Below are examples of interior layouts with a photo with a top view.
In the photo there is a five-story Khrushchev house of the K-7 series.
In the photo is a plan of a typical floor.
The first buildings erected during the time of Khrushchev had adjoining isolated rooms; in later buildings, the rooms became isolated.
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
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The presence of separate bathrooms, even in odnushki.
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Internal walls cannot be demolished as they are load-bearing. This limits redevelopment decisions. |
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Poor soundproofing properties. |
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| Kitchens are more spacious about 7 sq. M, in contrast to the plans of other Khrushchev buildings. |
Poor roofing that collects condensate. |
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The outer walls and foundation are of low strength. |
528 series
This series 1-528 is designed specifically for the northern climatic zone, such houses can be seen in almost every district of St. Petersburg. Transitional model between Stalin and Khrushchev. There are several modifications with a bay window and a simple balcony.
Specifications
- Floors - 2–5
- External walls - brick or large-format blocks made of bricks
- Ceiling height - 270–280 cm
Schemes
An example of the layout can be seen in the drawing below.
Pros and cons
| pros | Minuses |
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| Quality window frames | Small kitchens and hallways |
| Good sound insulation | Adjacent living rooms |
| The presence of an elevator and a chute | |
| Quality flooring |
335 series
Five-story, rarely four or three-story houses. In the end part of the building there are two rows of windows. At the entrance there are four-winged window openings, lined up in one solid line.
To finish the facade of the Khrushchev 335 series, small ceramic tiles of blue or blue shade were used.
Layout Feature
Key Features:
- The layout of the house involves three entrances.
- There are four apartments on each floor.
- The windows of the apartments face one side of the building, with the exception of the corner housing.
- The premises are 2.5 meters high.
- The apartments have balconies, pantries and fitted wardrobes.
Khrushchev planning schemes
In such a Khrushchev-style combined bathrooms and fairly free storage rooms. The kitchen area is about 6.2 square meters. The partitions between the apartments are several cm thick, therefore they cannot be equipped with heavy hinged shelves or kitchen cabinets.
Pictured is the 335th series of the Khrushchev house.
In the photo is a plan of a typical floor.
In the layout of this type of Khrushchev, living rooms in odnushki are 18 square meters in size, and in two and three-room apartments they are 17, 18 or 19 square meters. The storage room is located between two bedrooms, a combined bathroom near the kitchen room. The balcony is attached to the living room.
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
| Benefits | disadvantages |
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| All apartments above the ground floor have a balcony. | At present, the Khrushchevs have exhausted their structural strength and are in a pre-emergency state, which makes them of little demand. |
| The presence of a ventilation unit in the bathroom. | Due to its subtlety, the outer walls do not retain heat well. |
| Additional utility rooms in the form of pantries. |
Combined bathroom and toilet. |
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A relatively decent area of apartments. |
There is no elevator and chute. |
480 series
Panel-brick building with a long service life. With proper maintenance and overhaul, this Khrushchev will last 95 years.
Layout Feature
Features:
- Balconies in all apartments except the first floor.
- There is a modified project with end loggias even on the first floors.
Khrushchev planning schemes
A small apartment area with small kitchens and adjoining rooms. The height of the premises is 2.48 meters.
Layout options for odnushki.
The layout of one-room apartments in Khrushchev's 480th series involves a connected bathroom. Some hallways have wardrobes.
Left 2-room Khrushchev, right three rubles.
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
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Unlike Khrushchev’s houses of other series, the premises have improved proportions. |
Uncomfortable layout due to small kitchens, cramped corridors and passage rooms. |
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At the end of the building there is a problem with the joints. |
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Thin floor slabs. |
464 series
Panel 5-storey Khrushchev is especially recognizable by double-leaf window openings on the floor floors. House series 464 consists of solid reinforced concrete floors and partitions. The outer walls have a thickness of 21-35 centimeters.
Layout Feature
Key Features:
- Five-story, rarely three or four story buildings.
- The first floors are residential.
- The ceilings are 2.50 meters high.
- The layout of all apartments includes a balcony and a pantry.
Khrushchev planning schemes
The total area of odnushki from 30-31 square meters, living - 18 m2, the size of the kitchen is 5 m2. Dimensions one and a half from 38 m2. Two-room housing has a total area from 30 to 46 meters, residential from 17 to 35 m2, and kitchen 5-6 m2.
According to the planning qualities, the two are not significantly different from each other. There are book-type apartments in which the rooms are located in series, tram apartments with adjacent and corner rooms, a butterfly apartment or a vest with a kitchen room in the middle.
Dimensions treshka 55-58 squares, living area 39-40 m2, kitchen 5-6 m2. All apartment plans include a combined bathroom.
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
| Benefits | disadvantages |
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| Balconies and storage rooms in all apartments. |
External walls have low thermal insulation. |
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Combined bathrooms. |
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Inability to complete redevelopment and overhaul. |
434 Series
Houses of a series 1-434 are the Belarusian modification 1-447.
Layout Feature
Features:
- Sanitary unit combined.
- Ceiling height 2.50 meters.
- There are four apartments on each floor.
- Some apartments additionally have balconies, fitted wardrobes, pantries.
1 bedroom
The total area of odnushki from 29-33 square meters, living - from 16 to 20 m2, the size of the kitchen is 5-6 m2.
Layout options by year:
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1964
2 rooms
Two-room housing has a total area from 31 to 46 meters, residential from 19 to 32 m2, and kitchen 5-6 m2.
Layout options by year:
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960 year
- 1961
- 1964
3 rooms
Three-room housing has a total area of 54 to 57 meters, residential from 37 to 42 m2, and kitchen 5-6 m2.
Layout options by year:
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960 year
- 1961
- 1964
438 Series
Khrushchev with external walls of large brick blocks and internal partitions made of gypsum block or brick. As a rule, a building has a frameless scheme and longitudinal bearing walls.
Layout Feature
Features:
- Loggias in all apartments except the first floor.
- The height of the premises is 2.50 meters.
- There are four apartments on each floor.
Khrushchev planning schemes
The size of the kitchen space is 5-6 square meters. The bathroom is combined. The rooms are adjoining.
In the photo, a brick house-Khrushchev series 438.
The photo shows examples of odnushki in Khrushchev 438 series.
This project involves centralized water supply, its own boiler room and the presence of apartment gas water heaters. For heating, it is appropriate to use the first two options; there is a basement.
Below are the options for 2-bedroom apartments.
3-room apartments:
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
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A more successful series than 480 and 464 buildings. |
The layouts are degraded, the kitchens are small. |
| Old buildings are subject to cracking of external bricks due to the fact that the material is not sufficiently burned. |
447 Series
Five-story, sometimes three or four-story houses. For the construction of buildings used red brick or low-quality silicate material of a white hue. The building does not provide cladding. The Khrushchevs of the 447th series are not officially supposed to be demolished, except for isolated cases, for example, such as reconstruction of a quarter or expansion of a highway.
Layout Feature
Key Features:
- In all apartments, except those located on the ground floors, there are loggias and balconies.
- The ceilings are 2.48 - 2.50 meters high.
- Combined bathrooms.
- There is a modified project in the form of a small family with one-room apartments.
Khrushchev planning schemes
Layout of most apartments with adjacent rooms, corner housing can be designed with isolated rooms. There are a lot of modifications of this series: from 1-447С-1 to 1-447С-54.
In the photo, the Khrushchev project of the 447th series.
Series I-447C-25
Standard project I-447С-26
House series 1-447С-42
House series 1-447С-47 (48 and 49 have a similar layout).
In the improved series, there are isolated two-tram cars or three-wheeled cars with two adjacent and one isolated rooms, the largest of which is always a walk-through.
Typical residential building of the I-447С-54 series
Pros and cons
Positive and negative features of the Khrushchev.
| Benefits | disadvantages |
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| High service life up to 100 years. | Combined bathroom and toilet. |
| Demolition of interior partitions is allowed, which allows reconstruction of Khrushchev. | Small kitchen and tight corridor space. |
| Thick brick walls have high heat and sound insulation. | Small stairwells. |
| Thanks to the multi-pitched roof with a light slate, the last floors do not overheat. | Possibility of one-sided arrangement of windows. |
| Roomy pantries are available. | Shortage of three-room apartments. |
Despite some disadvantages, the Khrushchevs are quite in demand and have a good reputation. With proper design, you can achieve a fairly comfortable and functional layout with personal space for each family member.
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