"Houses for People" is a portrait of four model housing developments, the architects behind them and their philosophy: Gartenstadt Puchenau near Linz (Roland Rainer), Wohnpark Alt Erlaa in Vienna (Harry Glück), Nachbarschaftliches Wohnen Guglmugl in Linz (Fritz Matzinger), and Sargfabrik and Miss Sargfabrik in Vienna (BKK-2 / BKK-3). The four very different living environments from different decades show some surprising parallels, demonstrating that holistic housing design is not a question of typology, but of unconditional orientation towards people's needs.