As the housing crisis delays life goals and changing patterns of work exacerbate loneliness, co-living developments are thriving. In London, The Collective is bringing the best parts of a neighbourhood into a single building, offering young urbanites convenience and a sense of community.

As the global population continues to soar and environmental issues multiply, the ReGen Villages project may have the answer to curbing the eco-impact. Piloted by Danish architectural collaborative EFFEKT, the sharing, caring ethos of self-sufficient communities is now going viral.

With living costs and urban loneliness on the up, people are embracing co-living as they shift away from homeownership and toward viewing living as a service. Start-up Venn simplifies things by managing local services and events to drive community-led urban regeneration.

Co-living apartments are being pitched as a housing solution for people in search of more affordable urban options. But research by IKEA has found that those interested in co-living mostly want to share with fewer than ten people, saying current co-living options on the market are simply too big.