It is millennials and Generation Z who are leading the charge of the coliving movement around the world. After graduating from tertiary education and entering the workforce, millennials have come up against barriers to creating a happy living life for themselves. With high student debts and earning incomes much lower than their parents, it is nigh impossible to buy a house and rental prices are soaring. In what rooms are available, the wider living situations lack a sense of community. Coliving has arisen to address these problems.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen1 August 2019Coliving, Community, Millennials

Coliving spaces provide, not just a roof over your head but a place to call home

Several academics, developed a series of articles investigating how socially-organised housing models, such as coliving, establish emotional ownership. “Residents are attached to their built environment,” which indicates coliving is a successful way of evolving urban areas into more meaningful communities.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen19 July 2019Coliving, Social Housing, Community, Urban Planning

Would coliving be right for you?

With coliving spaces increasingly popping up around the world, you may be asking yourself what it offers and whether it would be right for you.

Outlined below are some of the key benefits of coliving today. You can ask yourself what your daily living priorities are, and see if they align with any of these central benefits and positives.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen16 July 2019Coliving, Urban Living

Why Choose Coliving?

The meaning and reasoning behind coliving is different to many people.

For young people, it is a way to explore the world, finding themselves an instant community of like-minded people. For professionals, coliving offers a new network of connections and team building opportunities, enriching their working experience. For the older generations, it is a way to combat the loss of community; a push back against the rise of loneliness that comes with age.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen9 July 2019Coliving, Urban Living

Coliving of the Future

The way we live has changed over time; homes evolving to adjust to the different needs and wants of people.

Ada Zeng, wrote an article discussing the future of our urban communities and the role coliving has to play. I will discuss some of the key points she made below.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen25 June 2019Coliving, Community, Urban Living, Sustainable Living

Coliving; the new way to create an artwork of connections

The Holstee Manifesto writes “Life is all about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.”

First we had coworking, now coliving has evolved out of the human desire to create better social networks and nurture more fulfilling personal relationships. It is a place where everyone is treated as unique, with great skills and attributes they can bring to the community table.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen4 June 2019Community, Coliving, Connections, People, Relationships, Events

Foundations of a Coliving Community

Helen Keller once wrote, “Alone, we can do so little; together we can do so much.” When people form a community, one finds a sense of belonging, and you’re also provided with the support, tools and backing to make a positive change in your world.

Coliving BasicsSamantha Mythen21 May 2019Community, Coliving, Values

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