MINI LIVING is bringing Shanghai its newest microneighborhood. The community is centered around co-living while combining residential, mercantile, and public spaces to create a rich and stimulating social atmosphere. The site of the project is located at a former paint factory and through adaptive reuse, the buildings will be transitioned to fit the community needs and wants.
MINI LIVING aims at establishing a co-living community that will live life with one another experiencing the gifts of sharing meals, community spaces, and personal time with people outside of your immediate family. The approach of co-living is somewhat unconventional for many people, but the model provides numerous benefits like safety, intergenerational education, diversity in skills, the development of empathy, community and social stimulation, and a sustainable lifestyle.
MINI LIVING's Microneighborhood
Patrick Lynch, “Mini Living’s First Permanent Building Will Transform a Paint Factory into a Co-Living Hotspot in Shanghai,” ArchDaily, November 29, 2017, https://www.archdaily.com/884633/mini-livings-first-building-will-transform-a-paint-factory-into-a-co-living-hotspot-in-shanghai#:~:text=MINI%20LIVING%20has%20revealed%20plans,for%20living%2C%20working%20and%20socializing
The project also plans to create a mixed-use community that will bring economic opportunities to those who live in the project and the greater community around it. The retail spaces will also foster a greater sense of place for the residents of the project. The retail spaces will encourage movement throughout the project creating a lively and healthy atmosphere.
The residential spaces of the old paint factory will support families, couples, and single individuals. Flexibility of space is a common trend throughout the project especially in the residential community spaces. MINI LIVING wants the residents and visitors of the project to have the ability to adapt a space to any particular need or size. Some of those communal spaces include communal kitchens, dining spaces, lounge areas, gardens, and workspaces.
| The Priorities of MINI LIVING's Microneighborhood |
Patrick Lynch, “Mini Living’s First Permanent Building Will Transform a Paint Factory into a Co-Living Hotspot in Shanghai,” ArchDaily, November 29, 2017, https://www.archdaily.com/884633/mini-livings-first-building-will-transform-a-paint-factory-into-a-co-living-hotspot-in-shanghai#:~:text=MINI%20LIVING%20has%20revealed%20plans,for%20living%2C%20working%20and%20socializing
Paying homage to the industrial nature of the paint factory, MINI LIVING celebrates the roots of the buildings by making the design of the building industrial yet minimalistic. The design is also meant to highlight the city's rich history.
The concept of the microneighborhood like cohousing and ecovillages combines things like utilities and shared spaces for a more environmentally friendly approach to living. Lifestyles are healthier when apartment complexes aren't just an elevator and a private unit. Lifestyles become interwoven and full of lush culture, experiences, and knowledge. When people are pulled from their independent apartment rooms, they are awoken to the true potential that a community has to offer. Residents won't be pulled from their room, however, if the spaces they are being pulled to aren't special and inviting. The challenge of the designer is designing public and private equally to establish the creation of a special place.
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