I’m in love with those, man.
There’s just a quality to them that I don’t feel with other architecture. They make me want to do better, I don’t know.
Those buildings –and that era– were focused on giving people a nice environment. There is some ornament but it’s usually built-in and kind of hiding. You need to use the building for a little bit to notice a few things here and there that are here to embellish the space.
Forms are usually simple, as the result of cost calculations and minimal aesthetic. Plant some trees and nice bushes around and those buildings and apartment buildings look vibrant and classy.
Let’s just say that I visited and stayed at quite a few of them in the past years and I usually love the layouts. Yes, those are usually small and you wonder how people were supposed to raise a family of four in a small 2 bedroom apartment. But I keep thinking that for the lifestyles we have today in 2020, those volumes are perfect for couples or singles. Like, super awesomely perfect. Small-ish is just fine, the future isn’t about giant rooms nor giant complexes with 100+ apartments with people who don’t even look at each others.
Sometimes those buildings need renovation and improvements on the insulation side. Other than that, they’re fine like the air quality right now.