The issue with soviet blocks was not the density. The actual design was brilliant as each of these blocks had all conveniences like schools and shops within reach.
The issue as with most soviet union is corruption and management incompetence. They took one design and applied to 15% of world’s land mass. So the house in deep Siberia and coast of warm Azerbaijan were the almost the same. To add society was so broken than no one actually cared for the vision these houses had. This is entirely system failure not a design one.
People live just fine in close quarters - just take a look at Japan.
Oh well. I live in one now, pretty good one, definitely better than soviet ones, but it’s pretty depressing. Even more depressing that there’s really no other option.
Homelessness is definitely more depressing. That’s not even comparable.
But apartment blocks like that are also really, really depressing. Humans are not built for living in a crammed cage of a building.
Built? By whom?
The issue with soviet blocks was not the density. The actual design was brilliant as each of these blocks had all conveniences like schools and shops within reach.
The issue as with most soviet union is corruption and management incompetence. They took one design and applied to 15% of world’s land mass. So the house in deep Siberia and coast of warm Azerbaijan were the almost the same. To add society was so broken than no one actually cared for the vision these houses had. This is entirely system failure not a design one.
People live just fine in close quarters - just take a look at Japan.
I live in one now, lightyears better one, I might add, and it’s tolerable at best. It’s small, stressful, and makes you feel like a chicken in a cage.
Multiple stores, metro station, park… we even have a gym that’s basically free in our complex.
Still depressing.
I’d love to live in an apartment block like that. Different strokes for different folks, you know?
Oh well. I live in one now, pretty good one, definitely better than soviet ones, but it’s pretty depressing. Even more depressing that there’s really no other option.
I see absolutely nothing depressing about them. I would even love to live there.