Introduction
Human beings went from never sleeping in the same place twice to having home become the centre of our lives.
Throughout this journey, home has steadily evolved - from a threadbare shelter to a high-rise penthouse, with each new cultural and technological development changing the meaning of what home is.
Now, home is changing again.
Following World War I, there was a drastic need for new housing throughout Germany. This led architects to determine new standards for housing to ensure that the minimum requirements for living were being met. They came up with Existenzminimum1 - guidelines which described...