20世纪60年代,洛林的煤炭和钢铁工业逐渐衰败,使数千工人需要靠领取救济度日。他们的住房多为建于一战和二战之间的联排住宅,或二战后工业快速发展、为吸引来自欧洲的工人而修建的公寓大楼。各城市,甚至是最现代的建筑物看起来也像废墟,让居民感觉自己被国家的其他同胞所抛弃。贝尔纳·拉素斯受住房部门任命,为建筑立面重新上色,以鼓舞居民的士气。 In the 1960s, Lorraine’s coal and steel industries were declining, leaving thousands of workers on relief days. Most of their dwellings are townhouses built between World War I and World War II or rapid industrial development after World War II to attract apartment buildings from Europe’s workers. The cities and even the most modern buildings look like ruins, leaving residents feeling abandoned by the rest of the country’s compatriots. Bernard Larss was appointed by the Housing Department to repaint the facade of the building to boost the morale of the residents.