The Logements Rue des Amiraux were built from 1922-27 in Paris according to plans by Henri Sauvage. It is a three-sided perimeter block development with flats on the upper floors and a swimming pool on the ground floor. The building was planned with floors set back from the street in order to maximise the amount of light and to provide terraces as private exterieur spaces for all flats. In the centre of the building, which is therefore difficult to use, Sauvage placed a public swimming pool, which receives zenithal light via a glass roof. The large central pool is surrounded by a three-storey gallery, on which the changing rooms are located in small niches. They offer a more private space for changing. The building was planned as part of the HBM (habitations à bon marché) and was therefore part of a programme for affordable housing. As many workers were moving to the cities, new housing solutions were sought that would allow the residents as much light and air as possible in the flats. The issue of hygiene also played a major role in the context of modern urban development, which is why the façades are tiled and a swimming pool was placed in the centre of the building.