Future Urban Living

Can Co-Living Solve London’s Housing Crisis?

Minimizing spaces for maximum use, The Collective is the largest co-living facility in the world.

May The Student In You Never Die

Student life is traditionally tucked away in isolated corners of university campuses; in barren, uninspiring towers of life. Charlie MacGregor, founder of The Student Hotel, sees things a bit differently; placing great faith in this demographic as the market-drivers of tomorrow.

IKEA Is Taking On Micro-Living In A Big Way

As small spaces continue to take over the housing market in a big way, IKEA is working towards making these solutions as livable as possible.

Spacious Turns New York’s Empty Restaurants Into Co-Working Spaces

A new startup from New York City is looking for restaurants that are empty during the day to turn them into co-working spaces.

Micro-Metropolitan Living In Amsterdam West

Under the concept of "1 house, 25 creatives, 24/7 company", Je m'appelle sees itself as an energizing environment for like-minded creatives.

Pop-Up Stores for Cities

Urban regions all over the world are opening temporary brand stores in other cities to showcase the best they have to offer in products and innovation.

Shared Living, Reinvented

The housing markets in New York City, San Francisco and other popular cities are incredibly crunched. Startups and venture capitalists alike seem to have found the solution: shared housing, or co-living.

Portland Becomes Biketown With The Help Of Nike

Users of Portland's bike-sharing system will soon be traveling the city on a Nike-branded bike, thanks to a $10 million deal between the City of Portland and the Oregon-based sportswear brand.

Co-Living: A New Metropolitan Way Of Life

With skyrocketing house prices, young Londoners have to find new lifestyles to afford a life in the city. The Collective offers a concept that creates this new lifestyle for their inhabitants, based on sharing and convenience.

Gentrification Of The Woods

The urban creative elite collectively dreams of living a disconnected life in a cabin far away from the city. As a result, gentrification may no longer be a solely urban phenomenon, but also a process that takes place in the woods.

Our Next Office Is in the Woods

Don't we all want to work in nature? A collective of Dutch digital bohemians are making that possible with the KantoorKaravaan, a group of micro-offices on wheels traveling the nation's forests and parks.

A Hide-Out In The Woods For $500

Weekend-get-aways, a day at the spa and even digital detox — there are many ways to escape bustling cities and to take a break from the busy life you're living. A couple in West Virginia though put the icing on the cake: they've built themselves a wooden cabin with a huge glass facade made from old windows — and didn't spend more than $500.