Developers use innovative strategies to deliver affordable housing
With sky high rents and shortage of housing supply, Seattle is falling short on affordable housing for the middle and low income spectrum.
With sky high rents and shortage of housing supply, Seattle is falling short on affordable housing for the middle and low income spectrum.
With Spain's old age dependency ratio being one of the highest in Europe, senior coliving projects like Joyners and Residencial Santa Clara have sprung up in Spain with an objective of providing assistance and companionship in the later stages of life
An article that sheds light on the growing popularity of eco villages in western Australia with an objective to encourage community living, affordability, and a better quality of life
In recent days, the concepts of cohousing/coliving have been developed into business models. Though in their nascent stage, these startups provide for relatively affordable and socially enriching living spaces, especially targetting people between age group 20-35
This article by the Guardian speaks of the various factors and influences that could help Cohousing to be a viable business model for developers as well as an affordable means of housing for the middle income group
This article from Architecture Now focuses on current housing trends in New Zealand. It proposes cohousing as an alternative means to the developer led housing sector and highlights the required framework inorder to encourage development of cohousing in the country.
An article by archdaily that highlights the current deterioration of affordable housing in the UK and the emergence of cohousing as a possible alternative to the crisis.
A brief take on Canada's first cohousing for senior citizens. This article speaks of the development process of this cohousing along with future cohousing projects in Canada.
An article which gives a brief take on the differences between houses construcuted by private developers and houses built by the cohousing model
An article by the Irish Times on affordable housing schemes and the cohousing sector in the city of Dublin.