group housing

Group housing is a type of domestic architecture that accommodates a group rather than an individual or family unit, serving both public and private needs. This concept is widely seen in modern mass housing, where individuals or families reside in multiple dwellings or mass-produced single units.1

Group housing can originate from various societal structures, including communal states aiming for equal living standards, or even from authoritarian regimes seeking to control labor forces. Historically, the apartment house, a form of group housing, was developed independently by ancient Romans for urban living and by Native Americans for agricultural settings. In contemporary times, the modern state often takes responsibility for high-quality housing, and widespread wealth distribution can lead to group housing designs that are more expressive and utilitarian. A group house can also refer to a row house. Housing development, typically built and managed by a single entity, consists of multiple individual dwellings or apartment buildings of similar design.1234