"The project is entirely self-managed by the residents of La Borda. We try to reach consensus and big decisions are taken during our monthly assembly when every family is present."
Carles
La Borda, Barcelona
"When I first heard Barnet, I thought “Who wants to live here?” But in the end, how you live becomes more important than where you live…at least that’s what it did for me: I cared more about how I lived."
Heidi
New Ground, London
"It’s somewhere between renting and owning. Paying 35% of our income is good because it means that low earners can also afford to live here. Fuel bills are extra but mine are only €10 per month."
Eden
LILAC, Leeds
"Often people say, isn’t it the same as sheltered housing for older people? It really isn’t. The difference is it’s the group that are in charge here. We run it. We manage it."
Maria
New Ground, London
"I finally wanted to get out and find my own home. But, it’s really not easy to find a barrier-free flat. It’s been possible for me to find a shared flat group at Spreefeld, and I enjoy living with two other young women"
Sophie
Spreefeld, Berlin
"We worked on how to do affordable housing and how to do customised housing – not in order to raise the value of the house, but to give people an idea how to adapt the apartment to their own needs."
Verena
R50, Berlin
WHAT WE DO
Through a series of projects we aim to inform the Irish public in regard to alternative, socially and environmentally sustainable housing models.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Smaller open meetings held more regularly. If you would like to come along please email us at the address below.
COHOUSING CAFÉ
An event to be run every few months in order to bring interested groups and contributors together. Entry is free and all are welcome.
Conference
A two day event held in June 19 in Dublin. Speakers from various European countries described how cohousing works in their cities.
Research
SOA’s work involves research into collaborative housing models which are common in Europe and North America.
Advocacy
We are advocating for and developing proposals by engagement with the general public, professions, social groups and government and financial bodies.
Publications
We are publishing our research in a series of bite-sized zines which will be combined into a 'Manual For Cohousing in Ireland'.
news
A snapshot of recent news and upcoming events.
SOA have made the following Submission to the Programme for Government on Thursday 28 May 2020, advocating for recognition and support of ...
→Original article: Architecture Ireland 07 August 2019, by Emma Gilleece & Dominic Stevens MRIAI The conference CoHousing Here was organised by ...
→This July, we had the opportunity to visit the Ateliermob studio in Lisbon, Portugal. We spoke to architect Paula Miranda, ...
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