About the Development of Small Apartment Typology in Belgrade Interwar Architecture

Abstract

During the Interwar period, the development of small apartment typology flourished throughout Europe. This was due to the fact that the First World War had left many people homeless, and there was therefore a great need for social housing. In addition, the living conditions of the middle and working classes, as well as those in poverty, were often below basic hygienic standards. The campaigns for housing improvement in other European countries led to the development of a movement with similar aims in Belgrade, headed by intellectuals and experts such as Branko Maksimovic and Slobodan Vidakovic. The aim of this article is to present several significant cases of well-planned designs of small-but-functional and hygienic apartments during the 1930s. The purpose of this research is to contribute to the better understanding of one of the understudied phenomena of this period in Belgrade's architectural history.