Shared living, whether through public realm, workspace or housing, has long been of interest to our practice.
The original impetus for this work was a concern with why, as a society, we have generally moved away from shared living and towards individual homes—especially in cities such as London, where housing shortages, inflated prices, and increasing levels of loneliness, mean that shared living models are becoming increasingly relevant, and where alternative ideas for living more densely and sustainably are desperately needed. It was also borne of a curiosity to ‘get under the skin’ of a form of housing from the perspective of those who live there.