P2 (panel building)

[1] A P2 building is characterized by the arrangement of apartments around a nearly square interior stairwell, often equipped with a glass roof.

The bathroom and kitchen modules require a simple connection to the pipes at ground level for installation.

The walls of the service shaft are made of different materials, ranging from pressboard over the plaster to massive concrete elements.

The designers hoped to integrate women more effectively into the family by opening the kitchen to the living room and thereby encouraging men to participate in the household.

The kitchens were initially connected to the living rooms by large service hatches in the form of built-in furniture.

After widespread criticism that the kitchen was not isolated enough from the living room, later buildings incorporated concrete walls with a small hatch window.