I have 500 flatmates: London rediscovers co-housing | How We Live Now
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- As rents spiral in London, one company is proposing a solution.
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The Collective is a new block of apartments that acts like a giant shared house: small private bedrooms with communal laundry, kitchens, spa, cinema and workspaces … and some covert matchmaking by the managers. Our series on the global revolution in urban living goes inside the modern-day boarding house.
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it's basically a university/college accommodation for professionals.
Way to bite the bullet. I'm a Londoner myself and moved out of London because the system is fucked up. I doubt any of those people would choose to live in a tiny room and share everything else with hundreds of randomers if they could afford a normal studio.
I lived in a housing co-op for a while and it's amazing. You can make so many long term friends and save money at the same time. It really creates a great community that would have been very hard to do myself.
It's not the concept of housing co-op I don't like. On the contrary, I think it's a great idea. This is a rip-off disguised as a living alternative. It's advertised as a solution. A solution to what? It's super inflated rent-rates for a tiny little place that you share with others. That's in no way a solution. It's because of people like these that rent in London is out of proportion. People who are willing to live in shitholes, people who are happy with sharing a bedroom with three or four strangers, people who are willing to pay over a thousand quid a month for a bedroom in Southgate. Thanks to them landlords/agents get to charge whatever they want. At the end of the day, these people will be in London for a few months, a few years tops, then leave. But by the time they leave, somebody else will be willing to move in, and pay the same or more. That is the problem I see, certainly not housing co-ops. This is council estate meets starbucks shyte.
Some love always being around people. Your preference is not superior.
I would love to move out of London. I am a Londoner and feel London is overrated. Even working in Central; London seems overrated to me as travelling in the rush hour is stressful.
Isn't this called a dorm?
Well that's not good marketing but yeah. A fancy dorm, with a gym, cinema and services, although a lot of regular dorms have those too now.
Some of us like that.
or Retirement home! the concept is the same actually
when i lived in new cross i paid £110 per week and i thought that was a rip off, in halls i paid £80. £250 per week to live in zone 5 or what ever it is, total madness, so happy i left London.
Steffan Atherton my gf pays £220 a week at kings cross for an average accommodation. your prices are outdated sir
Thats £1000 a month. They are having a bubble
Whatever is one word.
Especially as we age, loneliness can be a problem. And, particularly now money is very tight for most, unless you own stocks. It can at any age, but more often in elders. Co-housing ideally for me would be a private living area and shared gathering spaces and a communal kitchen. It might be large, re Meade trailer homes, or hay-bale, or hemp or manufactured housing.
Awesome way to make money on millenials. This developer is a genius! Work, sleep, work and give me half of your salary to pay off the cell you're living in
thank u
Wow. Your right. It does look like a jail cell at $1000 a pop (or more under british currency).
Despite its tiny size, I'm very glad there's a private bathroom. :)
Sounds just like student halls. I love living in shared accommodation. Im 26 and living in a mixed flat of 7 (thought there are 10 rooms available) and have lived in bigger houses in the past, all in rural towns. Living alone is lonely and expensive
Agreed
Watched this vid and the one about the LA podsharing - interesting how they both say same thing - its about access, not private ownership. Like this is some novel genius groundbreaking idea. Its not. I could see this being a temporary place at particular points in peoples lives but a permanent long term solution? No. Although at least in London you get a private room. In LA you only get a bunk bed.
I could live in this one for an extended period of time, right now with some adjustment probably indefinitely. I don't think I'd want to do the LA one for more than a holiday break.
@@cjeam9199 What adjustments would you make?
i the think the idea is cool mainly for a person like myself who still lives at home and i usually spend the majority of my time in my bedroom (granted it's way bigger than that room) But at 250 a week I think that's insane but if you are a working professional you could probably afford it.
Looks just like a uni accommodation I am working at but more higher end.
250 pounds a week to live in a cement box... great bargain hahah wouldn't it cost less to buy a van and do it up inside? You're getting pretty much the same space, but at least the van is yours.
I don't think that's feasible in London, for one its actually not that expensive looking at the area, they get their own room (and I'm guessing a shared kitchen). Having a van would be much more expensive and it'd be hard to find some place to park in central london since you either have to pay an annoying amount or its just not safe to do in certain areas.
it also has communal laundry, kitchens, spa, cinema and workspaces. ^^ as said in the description. It's pretty good for london
You can access all those amenities on pretty much every other corner in London. Ever heard of laundromats, restaurants, canteens, libraries?
A used van won't cost that much money, especially if you know people who can help you with the conversion. it's more money upfront but the point is that you own it and you wont have to pay rent. I imagine parking would be very inconvenient, plus living on the street with all the noise, the smells and the vandals... Then again I would NEVER live in a big urban area such as London or NYC. I struggle to understand why anyone would, aside from necessity.
I'm talking more about the fact that you would pay a fortune on the parking and there's a definite chance of being robbed. And ye I wouldn't want to live in some place like london either
In Nigeria, this is called 'Face me - I - Face you'. Its ridiculous how much of our salary is required to get a living space.
I dont get why people live in big cities anymore... Is this the only place they can find a job?
i could go live in Paris but I prefer to stay on the land and save about 400€ a month on my rent.
That's basically a great one week holliday everymonth.
That's quite a lot for a room. Over a $1000 a month. You'd be better off renting a house.
You mean £GBP not $USD. £1000 works out to be about $1230. Also, you could not rent a house for less than £1k in London, unless you moved waaaaay out of London and commuted everyday. Rent in Central London is extremely expensive.
I bet they don't have access to a spa, fancy kitchen, roof garden, gym ect. I can see why people are drawn to this.
Rachel Mendiola I agree and you would have an outside space to sit and enjoy the sun. It wouldn't work for me since I don't like that many people. Lol
Yes, but all your bills are paid, it's a fixed price per month, rather than variable utilities, you get cool hang out areas, lots of amenities. If I move to London, I would consider it.
Don't forget the shared spaces. For around 1,500 a month in San Francisco, you will get a less than 100 sq. ft. box with absolutely no shared space at all.
I think communal housing could be a great thing. Ideally so that people with similar interests that are struggling can have a community. Maybe have an informal social/gaming night in the lounge as well. But you may also need strict rules so that people cannot be threatened or bullied within this structure.
I wonder what level of drama is achieved in this building?
Definitely the way we'll have to lived in the city in near future!!
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This is too expensive. I would share only if I could get a cheaper price, thats exactly what I pay for a studio flat, living on my own...don't really see the point. Besides most of us earn around £1200-1300 per month, how are we supposed to afford this???? This is far from being a housing solution!
This looks really cool!
oh yea Sydney needs one! it's ridiculous live here
this is crazy.
Its always good ideas but rediculous prices with these things
This is why I will never live in the city
Wait does she really have her own kitchen, or is it shared, it looks shared
It's shared but (I think) amongst a smaller group of say
Its incroyable
All I can think about are the endless fights over cleaning the common spaces.
they have cleaners come in regularly (At least once a week).
Is there much opportunity for mating in these places?
I would love to run a study on this ) and the Cultures ........... and the incomes ...... the list would go on and on
because it could well become the norm.
That room size is a joke. That could affect ones mental wellbeing if maintained for a period of time for some
the worst besides it being too expensive for what it offers , is that they do this social engineering stuff and people like being paired by some random person. Why also do we need more to live with only like minded people. that doesnt give you any growth as a person or society. Enough with bubbles.
This is a cool idea, but it low key creeps me out. This concept has uncanny similarities to Huxley’s “Brave New World”. Idk this idea seems to be rooted in a darker purpose.
Hmm - I always heard Britain provided people with tax funded council houses, at least for those considered poor enough. So, if you have a little more money and sadly don't qualify for a council house, then this "social experiment" is what the young people who are the future are forced to pay for out of pocket for affordable housing in a metro area. Good thing the young kids think it's a groovy 24/7 slumber party!
My comment isn't a mark against Britain alone - there's similar situations all over much of Europe and North America.
they have their own rooms and people don't need a lot, so it'd be less slumber party more apartment living.
If you apply for a council house you may well not get to choose where you live. These are for people who want to live in the city, and can afford to pay these prices, and can deal with or are attracted to this situation. They could, if they wanted, live outside of the city in nice accommodation and commute for less money, but living in the city is more attractive to them.
People don't want to live in these. They have to cause of finances.
I wonder how this is going during the pandemic.
Lots of alcohol was consumed!
it's cool for helping people who are on budgets but does the rooms have to be that small
or a tent but too much igloo weather here )
You get a lot for your money to be honest.
Pago menos de U$ 300 pelo aluguel mensal, já incluso condomínio e energia num apto grande de 1 dormitório, garagem, no centro da cidade, em Praia Grande - SP, Brasil. Tenho praia, reserva florestal e vizinhos que conversam entre si. Já morei fora do Brasil 3 vezes e viajei pra 8 países. Brasil tem seus problemas, mas não é o pior lugar do mundo! Quando meus pais idosos não precisarem de mim, mudo pra uma cidade mais tranquila onde irei gastar menos e ter mais qualidade de vida! Certos países são uma grande ilusão!
250 a week! I thought dorms in america were expensive, I pay 280 a month
Economic centres need to be separate from historic beauties. No more knocking down of traditional architecture just for boring towers.
this is your kids future #taxThemRichFolks
Sooooooo, student res for non-students???
"In the Bieanale, architects have been addressing the issue of the housing crisis..."
but there is NO housing crisis. It's all manufactured, for the "peasants."
There are a great many empty houses of all types, across London, the countyside, etc.
250£ a week, looks more like a hotel
Sounds like adults reliving their college years. Now why would I as a professional want to go back to a dorm room?
Akai Taiyo adults need people too.
This is terrible. How are they all doing in the pandemic?!
It wasn't easy but we pulled through :)
@@hydiewarwick5106 glad to hear. Thanks for the reply. I hope you're doing well.
I heard these don't work out too well...in fighting occurs. They already have versions of these in US. Not my cup of tea!
Only somebody in their twenties would think this is cool. Wait until you're older. Wait until you're married. Wait until you have children. -- They're getting you kids. Used to a hell of a lot less for a hell of a lot more. And you're sucking it up like a dry sponge.
Who's sweeping the used needles off the stair well most nights?
Bee hive, isn't it?
I'm ashamed to be a millennial 🤦♀️
u give everyones name but the black woman telling her story guess colonialism never gets old