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Socialist Housing in Osijek

Quality of the apartment is one of the basic determinants of the quality of life of its user. Modern lifestyle and housing needs have changed dramatically in recent decades as a result of various social and economic factors. The aim of the paper was to make a review the housing settlements, apartment buildings, and apartments constructed during the period of socialism in the City of Osijek in order to define their characteristics and provide a basis for future research of the city’s housing stock quality and the possibilities of its adaptation to contemporary housing needs. The research encompasses 32% of the total housing stock of the City of Osijek, more precisely 24 residential areas with 503 apartment buildings, and 13, 610 apartments. As the sample contains a large number of apartments, for the purpose of easier analysis, they were divided into shorter time sequences in relation to the housing policy periods within which they were built. Research results show that Osijek’s residential areas were built mostly within existing city blocks, they contain freestanding or built-in elongated four-story apartment buildings. The average Osijek apartment is a “corridor apartment” with two rooms, and the average net area of 53.53 m2.

residential areas ; housing characteristics ; apartment ; socialist period ; Osijek

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