Syfte: För att kunna bygga långsiktigt behövs forskning angående vilken typ av boende som efterfrågas. Äldre forskning är baserad på den klassiska kärnfamiljen, något som inte är lika vanligt förkommande längre. När Sveriges befolkning blir fler och äldre blir de yngre lidande i form av utebliven bostad. Efterfrågan av boendekollektiv finns, en boendeform som skulle kunna passa yngre så väl som äldre. Syftet med studien är att skapa ett underlag för hur boendekollektiv kan utformas och utvecklas. Rapporten har som mål att undersöka allmänhetens och branschens inställning till boendeformen, anledningar till att välja och bo i ett boendekollektiv samt hur stor efterfrågan det finns. Metod: Ämnets relevans undersöktes genom att studera tidigare forskning. Rapportens valda metoder är enkät, intervju och komparativ metod. Enkäten utfördes som en webbenkät för allmänheten. Intervjuerna genomfördes tillsammans med tre företag med koppling till boendeformen. De två föregående metoderna jämförs mot varandra genom komparativ metod. Resultat: Studien visar att synen på boendekollektiv är god och att boendet förmodligen kommer bli vanligare i framtiden. Det är framförallt unga som idag efterfrågar boendeformen men flera kan tänka sig att bo i boendekollektiv senare i livet. Den främsta anledningen till att bosätta sig i boendekollektiv är svår bostadsmarknad, ekonomiska fördelar och sociala fördelar. Om möjligheten att få välja sina medboende fanns skulle fler välja att bo i boendekollektiv. Boendets utformning är fördelaktigt om det är anpassat för fem personer, har en stängd planlösning och att de privata rummen är ca 12 m . Det är viktigt för de boende att materialkvalitén är bra, att boendet har en stilfull inredning samt att det finns möjlighet att påverka utseendet i boendet. Om ett boendekollektiv ska utrustas med extra faciliteter är bastu/relax, samlingslokal/övernattningslokal och gym att föredra. Konsekvenser: Genom forskning kan nya riktlinjer tas fram angående utformning och material, inte bara för boendekollektiv. Boendeformen riktar sig främst till unga vuxna, men efterfrågan finns från andra målgrupper. Denna studie visar vad som efterfrågas i boendekollektiv med avseende på utformning. Men det ska kommas ihåg att en variation av olika typer av boendekollektiv är nödvändig för att tillfredsställa olika personer önskemål. Begränsningar: Studiens antal intervjuer är en begränsning för resultatet. Antalet respondenter som har svarat på enkäten är inte jämnt fördelat mellan olika åldrar och livssituation, detta är något som påverkar resultatet. Studien har inte behandlat boendekollektiv exteriört.

Thesis Question: Housing, a human right according to FN is getting more expensive and not necessarily more affordable. Young people and new families have a hard time getting a place to call home. What if through co-living geared specifically towards this group we could drastically increase the amount of high quality but low-cost housing available to this group? So in this project I am going to try and design a co-living building with focus on social space versus private space in a shared  living situation for young people. The chosen site is Jordbro in Haninge municipality with 11000 residents. The resulting building design proposes a somewhat more generous coliving solution where everyone’s private space is designed to allow for extra privacy while at the same time giving residents the option to interact more with others throught the diverse shared spaces that at times break floor boundaries (Double height room and atriums). The site choice also offers residents access to nature and the program on the entry floor intends to give back to the surrounding residential buildings in terms of rentable space for parties on weekends and live music during the week days or weekends when it isn’t booked for parties, workshops etc.

Traffic infrastructure has always been considered as a single function typology. It is a solution to a programmatic need but not an answer to urban living. Could it be a co-living area with nature creating a new combination of infrastructure and natural elements such as light, wind, and rain?With more electrical and clean energy are used in the traffic systems, loud noise, polluting gases will not be as bad as they are now, and living around infrastructure may even become a reality in the future.First, I propose a new typology of a vertical community facing the dilemma of contemporary suburban infrastructure. Then, I deal with a specific site on the joint ring-road of E18 and E4 highway, and the idea is to use it as a bridge connecting with the secondary roads around the site and provide new access for pedestrians and bicycles. The system of kolonistugan and allotment gives possibilities when the condition of inhabiting with infrastructure is not ideal.The modules could be changed into different functions from workshop, allotment to even summerhouse or apartment as the time goes by. And this could give a possibility to make a more positive use of highway structure as the urban expands and rethinking of the co-living with nature and even including infrastructure.

Fågelbärsträdet 12 is a property on John Ericssonsgatan on the area of Kungsholmen in Stockholm. It has been emptied since 2018 and undergoing the application process for demolition due to erroneous use of aluminate cement during its construction in the 1930’s, making the structure weak and at risk of falling down.  In this project, the site is reused and reinforced to accommodate a collective housing for single mothers with their children, and elderly. By reusing an existing building, the question regarding the life cycle of building was touched. Most often, proprietors decide upon demolition for economic gain which mean throwing away energy and resources used to build the building, and only to build a new one.  Furthermore, the proximity of the site to the iconic Markelius Kollektivhus (which is just next door), gave an opportunity to revitalize the concept of collective living to modern day society. Using collective living as a tool, social and economic sustainability was also taken into consideration. Through a collective, a community within the building can easily flourish and become a support system both for all the residents.  The result of the project is the reinforcement of the existing load-bearing walls, a new entrance from the courtyard, and new co-living spaces on the upper floors. There are social spaces accessible to the public on the ground floor (restaurant and youth recreation space), and collective activity rooms on the upper floors for the residents to use.

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Decades of globalisation and urbanisation are posing intersecting social, economic, and environmental pressures on urban housing markets, that are pushing conventional housing provision to its limits. Accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic, alternative approaches to housing are coming to the fore. Co-housing, a concept combining private individual living spaces, with shared spaces and facilities is (re)-emerging as one alternative, vaunted to have a positive impact on residents' well-being, and promotes sustainable living and housing affordability. To exploit the sustainable potential of co-housing, remaining planning challenges need to be identified and dismantled. In this regard, this study aims to explore the potential and challenges of alternative forms of housing for sustainable housing provision and to analyse the role of municipalities in steering and supporting the development of co-housing. Methodologically, this aim is approached by a systematic literature review and a case study comparing two co-housing projects in Sweden and Germany, using Rose’s (1991) lesson-drawing concept. The findings revealed that neoliberal planning frameworks geared towards conventional housing provision that restrict the development of housing alternatives. Overcoming these constraints is highly dependent on municipal support institutions for co-housing development. In both co-housing projects, the integration of professional developers has provided valuable advantages in breaking down financial barriers and social inequalities, which were identified as the main challenges. However, to promote the sustainable development of co-housing and to break down the conventional political structures for this purpose, municipalities must recognise the potential of co-housing holistically and support and steer it through transparent policies and instruments.

In modern society, loneliness is often talked about as an undesirable thing and something that should be eliminated, which makes it obvious that many people are suffering from it.  Considering that the physical spaces we inhabit significantly shape our social interactions and relationships, this project aims to highlight the importance of spatial design in fostering connections with others beyond oneself. Specifically, the gaze is directed toward co-living. Slakthusområdet is a slaughter industrial area that is going to be developed from an industrial area into an urban district with lots of housing.  On the site, I have examined how spatial design can create a lifestyle on our own initiative and feel a sense of belonging in a new environment. Through personal observations, this project explores a way of life that accepts loneliness and seeks to live with it. In this project, I call this way of living “Being alone together”. By using physical models as the primary medium, I proposed a housing complex that offers diverse forms of living spaces to accommodate all residents. This new approach to communal living holds the potential to unlock new possibilities of life, particularly for urban dwellers. Furthermore, it offers a fresh and unique solution in response to the housing challenges faced in Stockholm.

Bakgrund: Urbaniseringen som har skett under lång tid har skapat en stor bostadsbrist i svenska stora städer. I takt med att hållbarhet och miljö har blivit allt viktigare, har detta lett till att företag och marknaden har fått upp intresse för delningsekonomi ochnya boendeformer. Paralleller kan dras mellan det nya fenomenet co-living och de kollektivboenden som växte fram redan på 60- och 70-talet där människor med liknande intressen bodde tillsammans. Boendeformen co-living har fått mycket uppmärksamhet de senaste åren då den är yteffektiv, ekonomisk och mer social än traditionella hyresrätter. Fastighetsföretagens incitament för att investera i detta kan vara av olika anledningar och det är därför intressant att undersöka vilken strategi de har när de väljer att involvera sig i co-living.Syfte: Arbetet syftar till att undersöka vilken strategisk roll co-living har för fastighetsföretagen? För att kunna besvara syftet har det brutits ned till följande frågeställningar:- Varför investerar fastighetsföretag i co-living?- Hur bedrivs co-living?- Vad krävs för att bedriva co-living?Metod: Arbetet är utformat som en kvalitativ studie där empiriinsamling skett genom semistrukturerade intervjuer.Resultat: Det som har framkommit i arbetet är att fastighetsföretagens strategi inom co-living varierar. Intresset för co-living är stort i Sverige och det visade sig att företagen ser möjligheter i att utöka och bredda variationen i sitt utbud av boendeformer samt att behålla sina kunder inom företaget. Företagens interna förmågor och resurser har visat sig vara viktiga vid valet av strategi vid co-living. Företag som anser sig besitta rätt kunskaper väljer att starta co-living i egen regi, medan ett företag i studien ansåg att det var en bättre strategi att bli delägare i ett annat ledande företag inom co-living och på så sätt få in rätt kunskaper. Vidare visade det sig att företagen såg co-living som ett sätt att hitta nya innovativa produkter och tjänster till sin organisation. / Background: The urbanization that has taken place for a long time has created a majorhousing shortage in big cities in Sweden. As sustainability and the environment havebecome increasingly important, this has led to a gained interest in sharing economy andin new forms of housing from the market and the real estate companies. Parallels canbe observed between the new phenomenon co-living and the collectiveaccommodations that emerged in the 1960s and 70s where people with similar interestslived together. Co-living is a form of housing that has received a lot of attention inrecent years as it is surface efficient, economical and includes more social interactionsthan in traditional rental properties. Real estate companies’ incentives to invest in thissegment can be manifested in different ways. Therefore, it is interesting to investigatewhat strategy they use when choosing to involve themselves in co-living.Purpose: The study aims to examine what strategic role co-living plays for the real estate companies? In order to answer the purpose, it has been broken down in to three issues:- Why does real estate companies invest in co-living?- How is co-living conducted?- What does it require to conduct co-living?Methodology: The study was conducted as a qualitative examination where data is gathered through semi-structured interviews.Conclusion: What has emerged in the study is that the real estate companies' strategy in co-living varies. Interest in co-living is great in Sweden and it turns out that companies see opportunities in expanding and broadening the variety in their range of housing types and in keeping their customers within the company. The companies' internal capabilities and resources have proven to be important factors when deciding a strategy for investment in co-living. Companies that consider themselves to have the right capabilities and resources choose to start co-living on their own, while one company in the study thought it was a better strategy to become part-owner of another leading co-living company and thus gain the right knowledge. Furthermore, it turned out that the companies saw co-living as a way to find new innovative products and services for their organization.

“Adapting Snäckan 8” aims to investigate material and immaterial value while transforming an existing built structure. Current development plans seek to demolish and replace the existing building by a new, 10 meter wider, 4.5 meter taller building of office spaces; increasing the scale of the Klara quarter once more, just as during the Norrmalm Regulation historically. Excluding both: plans for housing, as well as the so called “Culture House”. A space that included a café, a library and a cinema, for everyone, including especially the homeless people of Stockholm.Accompanied by a notion that when we demolish built structures, not only do we demolish material, but also social structures that have been built up over time; the ecological aspects of adaptive re-use are expanded by social urgency. In light of the housing crisis and increasing social segregation as well as the development of the pandemic, the accessibility of a home is now perhaps more pressing than ever. This project therefore aims to provide affordable, inclusive mixed-use living within the city centre, adapting Snäckan 8 to changing rhythms and patterns of daily life. Thereby hoping to continue writing the story of Snäckan 8, rather than erasing it.

his study is exploring whether collective housing could mean a solution to the housing crisis and if this form of housing at the same time could achieve social sustainability. It is of interest to achieve social sustainability in order to decrease social isolation and mental illness that spreads mainly among young people in Sweden (Eckerdal, C. et al., 2018). This is examined by looking at the social benefits that can be found by charing home with others that is not your direct family and see if this form of housing could be seen as an attractive housing alternative of people in different socio-economic groups. The results are based on interviews and scientific articles that together concludes that this way of housing may not be an over all solution for the housing crisis in Sweden but may contribute to some positive change in both the housing market and in the inhabitants mental health, which the results of this text indicates. The way people live has a big impact on their possibilities to create a sustainable social life and it is important for humans to feel safe (Alfredsson, B., 1979). Humans way of socialise is directly related to their social connection which is why an unsafe living situation could have negative consequences on humans social life and mental health (Satici, S. A et al., 2015). This way of living could become more and more popular with inhabitant in need of a home (Törnqvist, M.,2019) and an increased wish from people to become a part of a community as a result of the urbanisation and an individualism (Vestbro D., 2010).