The Precursor of ‘Co-housing’: Soviet ‘Komuna’ Houses

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Originally published in The Conversation España -- https://theconversation.com/los-antepasados-del-cohousing-las-casas-komuna-sovieticas-153487

Translated by Mhairi Bain.

Last December, the Catalan Generalitat passed a law regulating the construction and rental of community housing, known as co-housing. This defines a type of micro-house that allows the interior to be reduced to a minimum of 24m², adding another 12m² (to reach the minimum space standard of 36m²) of shared spaces, which would optimise functional spaces such as laundries, work areas or communal living rooms. This model is based on continuous interaction between users and aims to promote social cohesion.