Episode 48: Cohousing - A solution for the future

Send us a message!In Episode 48  Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Sophy Botsford, a 5th year architecture student at Oxford Brookes University, UK about her cohousing project. Sophy's project is about developing a series of intergenerational cohousing communities in Camden, London designed for the year 2050.  We discuss:The aims of the project: improve mental and physical health, develop a framework to make it easier for cohousing communities to be developed.The characteristics of her project: urban, intergenerational, sustainable, community inputA holistic approach to planning for the future informed by the Arup 2050 Scenarios (link: https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/research/section/2050-scenarios-four-plausible-futures)The benefits of intergenerational living (reference: https://www.matterarchitecture.uk/research/intergenerational-housing/)Refer to Sophy's framework diagram describing the holistic approach to her design: LINKListen in to find out more.  Check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].