Name of Monument:

Centrally planned collective housing

Location:

Rmeil, Lebanon

Date of Monument:

1850

History:

This style of collective housing emerged alongside other styles (such as the monocellular house or the courtyard house) in the 1850s, a period which is generally considered to be the peak of Ottoman rule in the region. The desire for more economically viable and sociable housing were the main reasons behind its success.

Description:

This centrally planned house is an example of a style of collective housing, dating back to the 1850s. This type of house is built around a central space to be used collectively by all the building's inhabitants. The separate houses, generally inhabited by families, were also built around this open space.

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne, David Andos "Centrally planned collective housing" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;lb;2;en

Prepared by: Jeff El-Msanne, David Andos
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 002