Parisian architecture studio Cutwork has unveiled plans for housing designed to allow single parents and their children to live more closely together.
Rental housing provider Commune commissioned Cutwork to design co-living specifically for single-parent families.
The design includes private living spaces that cater to both adults and children, plus communal spaces where families can spend time together and support each other.
Commune offers co-living for single parents
The concept puts a new spin on co-living, a type of housing that typically offers residents smaller homes but instead gives them access to a range of shared amenities.
Co-living is typically marketed to single people, but Commune founders Tara Heuzé-Sarmini and Ruben Petri believe it is equally desirable for people navigating the challenges of single parenthood. A study by the British Red Cross found that 83 per cent of mothers aged under 30 experienced loneliness, while 43 per cent said they felt lonely all the time.
The private units each include a bathroom and kitchenette
"Commune and Cutwork are convinced that we need to put human relations and interactions back at the core of the places we evolve in and that buildings need to serve our basic need for connection," said Heuzé-Sarmini.
"Spatially and architecturally, we have translated this into living spaces that encourage encounters and break the vicious circle of loneliness, while preserving the privacy of single parents and their chil...