Kollektivhuset, at John Ericssonsgatan 6 on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, was built in 1935 according to designs by Sven Markelius and Alva Myrdal. The initial idea was to have a well-trained staff who took care of the children and were present during nights when the parents were away. A large central kitchen was included to save space in the living quarters and facilitate communal cooking. The apartments were small: 18 one-room apartments, 35 two-room apartments, and 4 four-room apartments.
Residents' association Bostadsrättsföreningen Fågelbärsträdet owns and manages the property, and the building has been a protected listed building since 1992. Kollektivhuset is a testament to the ideas about collective housing that were formulated in the 1931 publication acceptera and presented by Alva Myrdal in Yrkeskvinnors klubb.
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Written by Nik Frost
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