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Methodology & services

Every successful co-living project begins with the market, the people and the investment strategy. Design is how we bring that strategy to life.

The method
01

Investor vision & business goals

What the asset should achieve, on what horizon, for whom.

02

Market research & feasibility

The property-specific business case: demand, positioning, scenarios. The deliverable we prepare for every serious enquiry.

03

Community & experience strategy

Who will live there, in what clusters, around which shared moments.

04

Concept & spatial identity

Shaping the narrative, the material language, and the relationship between private and shared spaces — carefully tailored to the property’s existing character, architectural potential, and local planning and building regulations.

05

Design & technical documentation

From layout through materials, furniture, lighting and art curation to construction-ready documentation.

06

Brand & communication

A considered identity for every property: name, visual language, and listing presence — creating a product with a clear identity and a story people remember.

07

Delivery & design supervision

We manage the transformation with the craftspeople and suppliers developed through our product-design and exhibition practice.

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Operations — assembled, not improvised

We are a design studio, not a property manager. Where a project needs operations, we build the capability through our network and oversee it to a standard.

Where you enter

From one apartment to a whole building

Co-living is not one thing. It scales from a single apartment to a full building programme.

The pilot
01

Single apartment

100–150 m² · 4–5 rooms

Individual owner.

02

Floor cluster

200–600 m² · 6–15 rooms

Portfolio owner or small developer.

03

Residential building

800–5,000 m² · 20–80 rooms

Residential developer or fund.

04

Mixed-use building

2,000 m² +

Developer or institution.

Transformation

Concept, design and fit-out. One-time fee, scope-dependent.

Operation

Ongoing management, where in scope. Revenue share or fixed monthly fee.

Two phases, one relationship. For an owner: one conversation replaces five. For a developer: one design partner from brief to occupied building.

Bedroom of a shared-living unit — visualisation Render: Eszter Bolgár

Ready to start at step one?

Tell us about your property and your goals — we prepare the business case.

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