Chlenov 42: Co-living Environment

Essay, Middle Density, Politics and economics, Rafi Segal, Urban Paradigms

Affordable Housing, Co-living, Collaborative work, Collective development, Collective housing, Comfortable environment, Community, Cooperation, Design strategies, Functional unit, Housing, Israel, Project, Public vs. Private, Renovation, Rooftop, Sharing, Tel Aviv

Meeting the burgeoning demands for co-living and affordable housing, Chlenov 42 retrofits an existing two-story structure in Tel Aviv into a model co-living environment that allows individuals of different occupations and interests to live comfortably together. Through the design of a spectrum of shared spaces, this housing strategy offers an alternative to the high cost and isolation of living alone.