Dall’Arbeiterheim alla residenza collettiva: tipologie del Moderno nella Germania prebellica tra realtà del lavoro e visione degli intellettuali

Ledigenheim, Junggesellenhaus (or generically Arbeiterheim), Einküchenhaus, Boarding house are some of the labels to designate the various forms of habitats with collective services common to Germany. The technical, specialised level of the question is overlaid by a more aesthetic layer without creating a contrast, as discussed by authors such as Karl Scheffler who constitute an often overlooked precedent of the more famous reflections on the subject by masters like Gropius, Taut and Scharoun.