Group Level After the household level, the private sphere, the group level marks the closest level of collaboration within a cluster. Both in the yellow and green cluster, a ‘woongroep’ is made up of a size between seven 7 and 10 people, who each have their own group kitchen. However, the yellow cluster has four kitchens in total, while the green cluster only has two. Intended as the main space of interaction for the living groups within a cluster, the group kitchens play an imperative role to stimulate cooperation and casual exchange between residents. As mentioned in part one of this thesis, the kitchens also relate strongly to the origins of the CW movement and their ambitions to share household tasks, such as cooking, within a community. The spatial functions of group kitchens differ slightly between the yellow and green cluster. In the yellow cluster the kitchens need to function more like a mix of living room and kitchen at once. In contrast, the green cluster has a shared living room in between the two kitchens, which therefore serve less as a living space. This can be observed in the difference of furniture and was stated in personal communications with residents. What differences can be observed between clusters and are the kitchens still used as intended?
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