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In the next two years under Meyer, the architectural focus shifted away from aesthetics and towards functionality.

There were major commissions: one from the city of Dessau for five tightly designed " Laubenganghäuser " ( apartment buildings with balcony access ), which are still in use today, and another for the headquarters of the Federal School of the German Trade Unions ( ADGB ) in Bernau bei Berlin.

Meyer's approach was to research users ' needs and scientifically develop the design solution.