Collective Residential Spaces in Sustainability Development: Turkish Housing Units within Co-Living Understanding

Abstract

Housing models that target rather typical family structures are increasingly failing to meet the needs of the new social changes regarding the rapid urbanization due to the mass-migration to cities, the lack of affordable housing, and the adoption of the sharing economy practices. As an architectural counterpart of the social dimension of sustainable development, co-living is introduced as a connected way of living, enabling sustainable living practices through efficient use of resources and space while sharing consumption. With respect to this, adapted collective residential units (namely informal co-living environments) come into use in places where affording a house becomes a challenging aspect and the conventional residential units do not reflect the transforming social demographics and economy. The reflection of the requirements of changing social and economic structures on urban settings can be seen in Turkish houses as well. This research, accordingly, focuses on co-living environments in Ankara, Turkey that were transformed from typical single-family residential units by its residents. Through investigating these co-living spaces, it is aimed to contribute to the current understanding of co-living practices, explore the spatial, economic and social underpinnings of these living models, and their relevance to the sustainable development while presenting initial findings regarding spatial use that can be of guidance for future co-living design processes.

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“…4. The "attachment to co-living or sense of belonging" factor was also explained by Ataman and Dino (2019) to include the negotiations on the use of the place, length of time to use the place, and whoever is involved in the process are important aspects of coliving occupancy due to their ability to create peaceful conditions and provide an adequate sense of belonging to the residents (Ataman and Dino 2019). 5.…”

“…The "sharing a sense of responsibility" factor was also observed to have been explained by Ataman and Dino (2019) that residents have a stuff sharing system in co-living in which they have access to each other's unused items. This means the co-living environment provides an opportunity for residents to share a sense of responsibility for the use of goods (Ataman and Dino 2019). 3.…”

“…Co-living space has been defined as the novelty of a boarding house for travelers to provide mutual support in collaboration with the community (Johnson 2016). The concept was further described by Ataman and Dino (2019) to be a catalyst for social interaction through the introduction of a way to live together through more efficient sharing, use of resources, and space (Ataman and Dino 2019). It also provides opportunities for students and workers to reduce rental costs and daily expenses.…”

“…Another study on Collective Residential Spaces in Sustainability Development: Turkish Housing Units within Co-Living Understanding focused on the adjustment of physical aspects which involves using private and public areas, economic aspects, as well as the social interaction and co-living management aspects (Ataman and Dino 2019).…”

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“…In the co-living model, features such as extensive communal facilities or the involvement of residents are important [48]. The architectural style of co-living buildings is also relevant, as it aims to support the community [49]. Moreover, the co-living model is operated by an external entity that manages the property [50].…”