| Title |
A Study on the Architectural Characteristic in Familistere of J.-B.A. GODIN |
| Keywords |
Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin ; Familistere ; Idealistic Community ; Architectural Characteristics |
| Abstract |
This paper analyzes the architectural characteristics in community model called Godin's Familistere of collective housing for laborers in the 19th century. Utopian socialists in the first half of the 19th century proposed different solutions to reform their chaotic capitalist society, as they criticized the maladies of the Industrial Revolution. Fourier designed a community model called Phalanstere, in which production, consumption, and residence coexisted as a cooperative society, and his disciples tried in vain to make it real. Only Familistere, which was constructed in Guise, France from 1858 by the successful entrepreneur Godin, was considered a successful example of the idealistic residental community. However, Familistere was not simply a realization of Fourier's plans, but an original experiment by Godin Familistere had many kinds of common facilities that were useful for a convenient life, which was the equivalent of having wealth. Moreover, Familistere was a community of production, distribution, consumption, education, leisure, and residence, all of which were connected to work sites. The community also featured a cooperative society of consumption, medical services by the cooperative system, and space for schools and leisure. |