“Social housing is sustainable housing with non-profit rents, or/and rents according to the self cost principle and/or where the access is controlled by the existence of allocation rules favouring households that have difficulties in finding accommodation in the market. “
Hyresgästföreningen is a Swedish association of residents founded in 1907 and strong till
today.
On these strong foundation functionalist settlement Hammarbyhöjden was established in hilly terrains of Stockholm in 1938. It was described "ideal city" because apartments there were technologically innovative and cheap. It's architecture style was influenced Stockholm Expo modern approach to design. Today district remained its social and puristic image. Film below:
