Koliving: as a hostel of the XXI century helps save, communicate and create startups

In 20 years, not enough money, but a lot of plans for the future. I would like to break away from the parental control, to be independent and realize the dream. But in order to rent an apartment, need 20-30 thousand rubles a month. We are talking about modest odnushke in a residential area of ​​the metropolis. For a young man just starting to build a career, and the more the amount of student almost unaffordable.

Hostel, I will eat a purse or a room in a communal apartment - it is certainly a way out. But the hostel have to get more: places at all lacking, and if you are "free artist" and is not listed for any university, it's generally a pipe. Moreover, not everyone is ready to fall asleep with earplugs, guard from voracious neighbors pasta in the kitchen and the bathroom take place.

Koliving - a new trend, giving the young and promising at the same time home, office and club.

Where did kolivingi

In 2006, Jessie Kate Shingler (Jessy Kate Schingler) with four companions came to work at the Ames Research Center. But it turned out that friends alone can not afford even a modest apartment. So they decided to live under one roof. Young people chipped in and shot a luxury two-storey house in Cupertino. So there was a "conscious community" -

The Rainbow Mansion.

All of its members had similar interests. They were discussing exciting topics at dinner, exchanging ideas and experiences in the yard for a can of beer. Soon, The Rainbow Mansion began to gather at the Hackathon best minds in Silicon Valley.

Over the years the house became a refuge and a base for dozens of steep experts, Google employees, Apple, Tesla and other corporations. So, one of the founders of the community, Chris Kemp (Chris Kemp) first gained the position of Technical Director of NASA, and then launched his own project. Jessie Kate Shingler also became an evangelist kolivinga.

Despite the high salaries, young professionals in Silicon Valley still can not afford to rent housing. It's really expensive. The cost of beds in the apartment with a dubious repair can reach two thousand dollars a month.

In addition, often under the contract housing must be rented for at least a year, and paid in advance. Former students, many of whom still have not paid the loan for tuition, nowhere to take the money.

Remember history Katherine Patterson (Katharine Patterson)? She had a good job in the IT-company, but could not remove a good apartment and now lives in a van.

Temporary shelter in a truck equipped for myself and 23-year-old software engineer Brandon (Brandon) from Massachusetts. He moved to San Francisco since got a job at Google. But to find a cheap apartment and could not.

In economics, there is a tendency for a long time to the sharing economy, and demand always creates supply. In San Francisco and other cities began to appear comfortable apartments where young professionals for a reasonable fee can get everything they need for work and life. kolivinga concept relished generation JAJAJAAnd themselves koliving centers quickly turned into something more than just a hostel.

Better than hostel

From the point of view of life is similar to koliving hostel: Shared kitchen, living room, sometimes even a bathroom. But the comfort level is much higher.

In kolivingah no bunk beds, and one room live a maximum of two or three people. The site of the Moscow kolivinga Local Point It said: "We do not have random people and we can not settle for the weekend."

Unlike the hostels in kolivingah, as a rule, modern interior. Many of them provide their residents with free beer or coffee. The price usually includes regular cleaning, bedding and toiletries.

In short, to create the most comfortable conditions for a person to focus on the project and not be distracted by bytovuhu.

More than coworking

Kolivingi often have a certain "specialization": some living artists and musicians, in other - programmers and developers, and in the third - pros and startups.

Within each community - its own rules. Climb to its charter is not accepted. For example, the St. Petersburg art space "Triglinki"Famous for the fact that there do not drink alcohol and sorting garbage.

Some koliving centers resemble closed pension. There are no random people, as residents are selected. For example, to live in Common, You need to send a request by e-mail, pass an interview and confirm solvency.

But when your team - is yourself, and the project is at the stage of sowing, is the ideal solution. In koliving centers, both in coworking, Have convenient work areas with high-speed internet, which may well replace the office. In the end, Zuckerberg invented Facebook was in a hostel.

Koliving - a kind of incubator where young, smart and creative people live and interact.

There are often themed events, lectures and master classes. All for networking and exchange.

Due to the fact that the office and the house are in one place, and around a lot of like-minded people, you can immerse oneself in the project and progress rapidly.

Interesting than hostel

Despite the inconveniences, most people pozhivshih in the dorm, remember those days as the most merry in life. Obschazhny rhythm of life in tune with the rhythm of youth.

Only hard introverts have to dorm. They are tired of constant communication, and sometimes do not know where to go from roommates.

In kolivingah respect the personal space of the person. Do residents tend to separate rooms (or gated part rooms), where you can hide from prying eyes.

But kolivingi perform more and communicative function. Tired of the solitude, you can always go into the living room to watch TV or play a game console with the other guests.

In kolivinge Commonspace not only created a common recreation areas. There went a step further: enter the position of a social engineer. His mission - to help millenialam, fixated on social networks and experiencing difficulties in living communion, find friends.

But we must understand: facilitating networking, koliving still remains the choice of individuals. If you have a steady partner, or you have a family man, such housing is not for you.

Commune of the XXI century

The French utopian socialist Charles Fourier believed that society the future should be based on a reasonable consumption. According to the thinker, people need to come together in a phalanx, and to live in a phalanx. Phalanx - a commune, where private property is maintained, and each member chooses the activities of interest, so that works with dedication and pleasure.

Phalansteries - a new form of housing where people live together on the basis of collectivism. Fourier's ideas were supporters around the world, including in Russia. Phalansteries, for example, have been described in the novel Chernyshevskogo "What to do?".

In 1920-1930-ies the idea of ​​joint youth living picked Komsomol. At various enterprises and institutions have become massively open house-commune. Gen. they are completely socialized: part of earnings to give to obshchak - for lunch, tram tickets, tobacco, newspapers and other needs.

Later, because of communal houses communal apartments rose. However, in the mid-twentieth century, people are tired of this life. Parents generation JAJAJA worked tirelessly for a separate apartment.

The class division in the past. But, according to sociologists, contemporary society again tends to divide into groups. Only smaller and self-contained, with a closer link inside. For example, programmers or designers community.

Common interests and concerns once again pushing young people to unite in a commune to live together. Only through now is not a political ideology, but a simple calculation and interest. Living together is advantageous from a financial point of view. In addition, it gives bonuses in career and building relationships.

How to find koliving

In the West, the idea of ​​the modern well-equipped dormitories more developed. On the site coliving.com You can find information on US koliving centers, Australia, Thailand, Spain and other countries.

The former Soviet Union kolivingi only gaining in popularity. But these projects have been in many big cities.

Now imagine that kolivingi as world hotel chains, are everywhere. Think about what space it opens for trevelivinga. Young people will be able to move freely around the world, learn other cultures, work and communicate with different people.

Have you ever visit or live in kolivingah? Share your experiences in the comments. And write what you think about the idea of ​​living together. What are the pluses and minuses kolivinga?