▁Gr ub b ▁set ▁up ▁her ▁own ▁studio , ▁quite ▁an ▁unusual ▁occurrence ▁for ▁women ▁architect s ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁initi ative ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁winning ▁a ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁for ▁K v ind ern es ▁By g ning ▁( the ▁Women ' s ▁Building ) ▁in ▁N iels ▁Hem m ings ens ▁G ade ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁The ▁idea ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁women ▁involved ▁in ▁good ▁causes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁phil anth rop ists ▁in ▁a ▁common ▁location . ▁Comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁ferro - con crete ▁building ▁compr ised ▁a ▁hotel , ▁offices ▁and ▁meeting ▁rooms . ▁The ▁fac ade ▁had ▁hor izont ally ▁set ▁windows ▁and ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁att ic ▁floor . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁architect ural ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁Function al ist ▁style . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁together ▁with ▁Kar en ▁H v ist end ahl ▁and ▁In geb org ▁Schmidt , ▁Gr ub b ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁For en ingen ▁Social t ▁Bol ig by yer i ▁( So cial ▁H ous ing ▁Association ) ▁competition ▁for ▁design ing ▁housing ▁for ▁low - in come ▁families . ▁Social ▁housing ▁became ▁Gr ub b ' s ▁main ▁interest . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁pro ponent ▁for ▁apart ments ▁with ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁small ▁bed rooms ▁and ▁more ▁open ▁planning ▁than ▁traditional ▁two - room ▁apart ments ▁which