Functionalist architecture reduces buildings to their essential purpose — form follows function with minimal concession to aesthetics. The catalogue holds 7 Functionalist buildings across 2 cities, primarily industrial and institutional structures where efficiency is the governing principle.
The highest concentration is in Berlin (6 buildings). Functionalism shares DNA with Modernism but pushes further toward utility: these are buildings where every element serves a measurable purpose. Berlin's spherical Kugellabore (ball laboratories), test benches, and research facilities embody the principle that a building should do its job and nothing more.
