Hello, today I’m going to introduce three

co-housing projects we have seen during the

English lessons. Be ready… let’s go :

LILAC (Low Impact Living Affordable

Community) is a co-housing residence in which
the residents have their own house or flat, but
they share many things such as the laundry,
the garden, tools…

The Collective is based in North London, it’s an

organisation which manages a co-housing
community made up of activities absolutely
crazy : 550 rather small bedrooms, a spa, a
library, a game room, a cinema room, even a
roof terrace with igloos to chill out in ! People
have their own room but share the communal
kitchen on each floor or the laundry for
example.

Beddington Zero Energy Development (BZED) is

a co-housing project, a sustainable community
located in South London, the aim of his project
is to reduce the electricity consumption, have a
positive impact on the environment and
improve the comfort of their home.
Something makes all projects innovative, they
allow us to save resources on our planet, to
reduce the pollution and to consume less
energy, electricity, even water…

Each co-housing we saw have a lot of common

points and differences : concerning the
common points, all three have bedrooms for all
residents who live there. They offer so many
activities to relax and entertain people such as
communal kitchens, gardens, cinema rooms
etcetera…
But every three also have differences, they don’t
have the same style of bedroom. Indeed,
Beddington Zero Energy Development doesn’t
have lights in the bedrooms, it permits to
reduce the consumption of electricity ! Same
thing for the activities they propose, for
example The Collective is aimed principally on
young people, so it absolutely needs activities
like a spa, a library for studying or a game
room.

Those projects of co-housing are really

appealing, but one, in my perspective, is more
interesting. I’m dealing with The Collective :
that’s the most attractive co-housing project we
have seen ! It’s the one who interests me the
most because I’m very keen on the idea of
having a cinema, a game room or igloos in
which we can chill out. Moreover, the library can
be very useful to work with friends ! I wouldn't
be caught dead than live in the other two...

Although co-housing is a good project for the

planet, however it has cons which can be pretty
annoying, the noise principally, fitting in with
other residents is sometimes difficult if there is
not a good agreement between people, even
the obligation to participate in the domestic
duties.
Pros could be meeting new friends, sharing
rental costs, helping each other for studying,
cooking, working… It can be very useful !

At last, we can conclude that co-housing is a

great way to save money or meet friends. In
addition, people who live alone could live in
co-housing to allow them to be with people.