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Survey Results The General Average of people who have taken the survey:
Would prefer couples, single women and single men in their community Prefer to live in the city Think people with a design background would be the best at designing a coliving community Don’t think it matters if the people who design their community have experienced co-living themselves Prefer members to share equal ownership of the house Would pay extra for a service layer to manage all house related items Only want the common areas to come furnished and furnish their own space themselves Want house-members from different walks of life Would rather have set private and communal spaces with clear boundaries of use Think being neat and tidy, honesty and being considerate are the most important qualities in a house-member
Out of the 21 questions asked, the demographic my design will be aimed at (people of all ages in any life situation from Australia) agree with the global average on 19 of them.
Are most comfortable sharing internet, self-sustainable garden and workspaces Want to make sure their private room is off-limits when they’re not home Would love any kind of pet in the house Think 4-10 is the right amount of people for a community Want new house-members to be selected by a consensus vote Would prefer to pay energy costs based on the amount of energy used per person Worry most about the potential lack of privacy Would settle conflicts by talking to that person privately Think the two biggest pros of living with others is having more ways to socialize and splitting costs The points highlighted in bold were the ones that I 100% agreed with
The disagreements come from the questions: What background would be best suited to create the community? Where the global average decided that a design background would be best and my aimed demographic though an architectural background would be best. What are the two biggest pros of co-living? Where the global average thought that having more ways to socialise and splitting costs would be the best. My aimed demographic agreed that having more ways to socialise is one of the biggest pros, but also thought that having another community outside of work or school is a bigger positive than splitting costs. The first disagreement amphasises my chosen demographic’s need for a well designed, thought out living space. The second greatly emphasises how important having a new community is, and how important it is to create this community so that it grows and develops relationships. This can be dome by finding like-minded people who share similar values or answers from the survey.
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