I curated a list of articles to read if you are new to the coliving scene.

If you read the articles below and watch the talks, you will have a clear understanding of what coliving is, where it’s coming from and where it might be heading. After that, I recommend you to check out our list of more in-depth resources (magazines, studies, reports) to dig deeper into the field.

PS: I highly recommend to everyone to read them, regardless of how long you’ve been a coliving enthusiast ;)

Defining Coliving

• “Creandum’s Perspective on Coliving” describes different types of existing coliving models.
• “What is coliving?” by the Co-liv collective puts coliving in a societal and historical context.
• “What is coliving? A past, contemporary and future definition.” is a must-read to understand coliving definitions and various coliving models across history (draft in progress — leave me your comments!).
• Wikipedia’s Coliving page explains coliving as an “intentional community” and explains coliving history, present, and future from this point of view.

Founding Articles

• “As We May Live” dates back from 2015 and is Bruno Haid’s (Roam founder) declaration of how coliving can and should become the new way of living for a healtheir generation.
• In “Housing in an age of accelerations”, Rohan Silva, co-founder of SecondHome (an innovation space in the UK) explains how coliving can solve and change the current housing situation
• The Medium post “The rise of accidental co-living in London and how to make it a good thing” explains coliving and how a connection is being created within the wider society
• “Micro Apartments and Co-Living: the Future of Urban Living” explains how coliving is beyond the Millennial movement, and why it has a chance to become a larger trend.
• In “The Housing as a Service (HaaS) Revolution Has Begun”, StarCity founder Jon Dishotsky explains through research and trends why hassle-free coliving spaces have tremendous potential
• “What we learned scraping co-living space directories” is an infographic-based research by Kin giving an overview of the current coliving landscape.
• “The Rise of Intentional Downsizing and Co-Living” gives a good overview of what coliving is
• Learn in “The rise and fall (and rise?) of communal living” how communal living has its limitations and possible detrimental social impact if it’s not integrated on a larger societal scheme
• In “Why it’s time for intentional coliving”, Coliving Diaries founder Gui Perdrix calls for differentiation between residential and intentional coliving, encouraging colivers to follow the ladder.
• “There will be 1 billion digital nomads by 2035” by Nomadlist founder Pieter Levels gives you a taste of how the shift in remote work and lifestyle will affect both remote work and living
• “The Roaming Empire” by The Economics describes the search and encounter of fully nomadic people, their life choices and the coliving spaces behind them.

Leading Videos

• “Dislocation — The Future of Urban Housing” is a must-watch talk by Dror Poleg, in which he explains how future real estate and technology trends will fundamentally change the housing market
• “Co-Living in the Year 2030” is Anton & Irene’s talk on their findings from their One House Survey
• “How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)” is an enthusiastic TED Talk by Grace Kim
• In this TED Talk, Michael Bodekaer explains how coliving can transform peoples lives, from work results to personality, and why coliving is needed

Any Key Resource You’d Add?

Let me know by leaving a comment below with your personal favorite.

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