co-living
Roommates by design
Co-living is a housing arrangement where residents share common spaces and amenities while maintaining private bedrooms.
It's a modern take on communal living, typically in purpose-built or converted buildings with shared kitchens, lounges, and workspaces.
The model appeals to young professionals and remote workers seeking community, flexibility, and lower costs than solo apartments: The co-living space downtown has fifty units and a shared rooftop garden.
Residence with multiple occupants
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
- roommatesPeople sharing a residence
- common areasShared-use zones in buildings
- leaseTemporary use contract
shared kitchen · rent · tenants · property management · occupancy · building · residence · amenities
Aesthetic of reduction
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- young professionalsRecently employed educated adults
- digital nomadsMobile location-free professionals
- remote workersEmployees based elsewhere
millennials · affordability · convenience · work-life balance · mobility · transient · short-term · membership
Coworking space operator
- OllieDiminutive male name
- operatorOne who works machinery
- startupNew business enterprise
- developerOne who builds things
branded · managed · membership model · all-inclusive · amenity-rich · turnkey · hospitality · concierge
Collective of connected people
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- eventsThings that take place
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- belongingState of fitting in
friendship · common room · lounge · gathering · interaction · companionship · support system · like-minded
Jointly used facilities
- coworking spaceShared professional workspace rental
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- cleaning serviceHired help for tidying
- gymExercise facility
rooftop · kitchen equipment · bike storage · guest rooms · supplies · maintenance · housekeeping · shared bathrooms
shared housing
Residence with multiple occupants
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
- roommatesPeople sharing a residence
- common areasShared-use zones in buildings
shared kitchen · lease · rent · tenants · property management · occupancy · building · residence · amenities · utilities included
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- young professionalsRecently employed educated adults
- digital nomadsMobile location-free professionals
remote workers · millennials · affordability · convenience · work-life balance · mobility · transient · short-term · membership · simplified
WeWork
Coworking space operator
developer · branded · managed · membership model · all-inclusive · amenity-rich · turnkey · hospitality · concierge · programming
community
Collective of connected people
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- eventsThings that take place
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
belonging · friendship · common room · lounge · gathering · interaction · companionship · support system · like-minded · residents
shared amenities
Jointly used facilities
- coworking spaceShared professional workspace rental
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- cleaning serviceHired help for tidying
gym · rooftop · kitchen equipment · bike storage · guest rooms · supplies · maintenance · housekeeping · shared bathrooms · communal garden
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- roommatesroommates, housemate, housemates, flatmate, flatmates
- small dwellingstiny house, tiny home, tiny homes, tiny houses, micro apartment
- sharing economysharing economy, timeshare, sharing, peer-to-peer, carpool
- social trendsincome inequality, feminism, social mobility, environmentalism, wealth gap
- architecture stylesart deco, Art Nouveau, minimalism, modernism, Modernism
co-livingliving alone
Residing without cohabitants
single occupancy · isolation · bachelor pad · hermitage · independent living
co-livingprivate residence
single-family home · studio apartment · self-contained unit · detached house · bachelor pad