In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as Rents Soar

Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ... by bogomipz on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:20PM (#13909066)

That picture wasn't quite what I was thinking of. I think the name might be "Mietskasernen"? Basically you have a square "Hof" or courtyard in the middle of a square apartment complex where the bike rack and recycle bins will be and apartments look down into it. And through the courtyard is how you enter the individual apartment. Is Mietskasernen the correct term?

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Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ... by usrusr on Monday March 20, 2017 @05:28AM (#13912781)

Sorry for the confusion, everything after the initial "Blockrandbebauung" was about the opposite, for contrast. "Mietskaserne" is really just a derogatory nickname and could be applied to any form of high density, low quality rental apartment building.

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Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ... by posterboy on Sunday March 19, 2017 @09:43PM (#13911079)

Yes it is, although it implies community toilet on the floor and general resemblance to barracks (ger. Kaserne). So proponents wouldn't generally call it that.

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Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ... by bogomipz on Sunday March 19, 2017 @09:55PM (#13911131)

Thanks, Altbau was the term I was grasping at, a commenter above managed to articulate it where I failed.

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