On Modernization of Capital Construction Projects in the Context of Sustainable Development of Social Sphere

The paper presents the results of the research on identifying architectural methods for improving social facilities in the Russian Federation. There have been defined basic typological groups of institutions, which consumer qualities are improved according to the criteria of the sustainable development concept. Based on the analysis of the situation in the country, the authors focus on the key areas of capital construction that is infrastructure spatial optimization, ecologization and humanization of the living environment. Using the example of the Samara region the most vital problem – the extension of the project life cycle and improvement of their functional and spatial characteristics has been considered. Close attention is paid to mass-scale residential buildings and orphanage institutions. It has been concluded that in the new design and construction, as well as modernization of projects, there is need for mandatory instead of voluntary regulations of their environmental characteristics.