Co-housing

Are housing associations ready for an ageing population?

The continuous growth in the number of older people in the UK will dramatically change how society will look and how it will function. This demographic shift is one of the main talking points of public debate and presents a considerable challenge for government and policymakers.
2015

Not A Group House, Not A Commune: Europe Experiments With Co-Housing

While still in architecture school, María García Mendez and Gonzalo Navarrete drafted a plan to re-design a high-density area of Alfafar, Valencia, using the principle of co-housing — in which residents trade and share space and resources, depending on their needs. It's not just an architecture project. It's a fusion of architecture and rehabilitation.
2015

Cohousing: 'It makes sense for people with things in common to live together'

New housing scheme offering older people the chance to live independently but in a shared community. The article discusses a pioneering new housing scheme for older women in North London, where members would move together into a custom-built housing development, in which each would have her own self-contained apartment and front door, but where they would share communal facilities.
2015

Housing an Ageing Population (England)

This UK House of Commons Library briefing paper discusses the challenges around providing housing for older people in the midst of both a growing population and a still recovering housing market. It covers issues around housing stock; adaptations; retirement housing and asset release.
2015

Towards a deeper understanding of the social architecture of co-housing: evidence from the UK, USA and Australia

This paper draws attention to the micro-social practices that self-organising resident groups engage in over the years that it takes to build a co-housing community. This ‘social architecture’ is what distinguishes co-housing from superficially similar shared-space neighbourhoods.
2015

Development of new cohousing: lessons learned from a London scheme for the over-50s

There is increased interest in the UK in cohousing as a desirable alternative for older people.
2015

Would you live in a share house at 65?

The current options for retirement are rather uninspiring—stay at home or go to an aged care facility. Pioneering groups of architects, the elderly and social scientists are looking at creative alternatives,
2015

Designing Multigenerational Dwelling A Workshop with Four Flemish Architecture Firms

Due to social shifts, demographic changes and spatial challenges, housing is at the top of the social agenda in Flanders. Recently, communal housing concepts are being put forward to strive against these general developments. This paper presents research on multigenerational dwelling.
2015

What’s Next for Senior Living? 3 Innovative Concepts

This US article discusses the need for developers to create new housing options for the increasingly disparate ageing population. It examines three core areas that must be addressed. Multi-Generational Living, Urban-Core Simplicity and Excitement, and It Takes a Village.
2015

Seniors in Spain are saying no to nursing homes

Examining the rise of co-housing and elderly housing co-operatives in Spain as alternatives to aged care facilities.
2015
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