Create a wonderful living experience, starting from co-living life
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Since the author introduced Behomm, a home exchange website from Spain, in the previous article “[Exchanging homes, also exchanging the beautiful experience of daily life] (https://www.vistacheng.com/2020/04/behomm-home-exchange.html)”, many people have asked: Do you have to be an artist to exchange homes? Apart from Spain, are there any companies in Taiwan or other cities in Asia that have launched services with similar concepts?
Well, this is indeed a big question. So, this time, let me introduce to you a co-living apartment that has a slightly similar concept and has become very popular recently!
What is co-living?
The so-called “cooperative living” simply means that people from different families can live together in a building and share common spaces such as kitchens, dining and bathroom facilities. According to a survey in the international authoritative journal SAGE, living alone will increase the risk of death by 32%. In view of the unabated and increasing trend of the global single and late marriage population, the concept of co-living apartments has begun to sprout in every corner of the world.
“Co-living” simply means that people from different families live together in a building.
To be honest, the concept of co-living is not news. The concept of co-living was already popular in the United States as early as the 1960s, presumably related to the hippie culture that was prevalent at that time. As we enter the 21st century, the trend of co-living continues to grow. Take HubHaus, a co-living housing start-up, for example. Last year alone, it built at least 40 co-living apartments, which shows that there is strong demand in the market.
Our close neighbor Japan has also become popular with so-called “shared housing” in 2000. As of 2014, there are more than 2,000 co-living apartments of various sizes in Tokyo. Living in a shared house is not only colorful, but it can also effectively reduce the indifferent distance between people. People living together begin to learn to care about each other. Isn’t this the beginning of a good living experience?
Japan has become popular in so-called “shared housing” in 2000, which also reduces the indifferent distance between people.
Unlike ordinary tenants who tend to “sweep the snow in front of the house”, residents who live together generally have a greater sense of identification with the living environment and have a sense of solidarity. These residents will not only jointly decide on the construction of the apartments, but will also be committed to the diversified development of the co-living community.
Of course, not all co-living experiments are successful. For example, Campus properties, which have many co-living apartments across the United States, shut down in 2015. In contrast, in Asia, including cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, this co-living trend has only begun to become popular.
Co-living practice in Taipei
When it comes to co-living in Taipei, some people will immediately think of “九楼”. “Jiu Lou” was founded in 2015 by three college boys: Pan Xinrong, Wang Weigang and Ke Bolin. They often had trouble renting suitable housing, so they came up with the idea of cooperating to plan a shared apartment.
They believe that a good living environment, in addition to paying attention to hardware equipment, is also related to interpersonal relationships. By recreating the space and living together, we hope to create a comfortable space for friends in need in the busy and noisy city.
“Co-living” not only requires attention to hardware equipment, but also has something to do with interpersonal relationships.
Looking at the development of “Jiu Lou”, we can see that they operate and manage a total of 12 apartments, and the number of roommates has reached 60 in one fell swoop. Ko Bolin, co-founder of “Jiu Lou”, pointed out, “In addition to creating a diverse public space, we also work hard to design a common lifestyle, hoping to promote connections and interactions between people.”
It is true that a beautiful co-living life makes people no longer have to face the cold air and gives them a feeling of “going home”. Are you excited?
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