Shared housing is rapidly gaining popularity thanks to rising rents and changing lifestyles, with Soho House becoming the latest company to consider a move into co-living. From a shared apartment in Barcelona to the world's largest co-housing development, here are six key examples from around the world (+ slideshow).

Roam Co-living Housing complex, Bali, by Alexis Dornier

German architect Alexis Dormier described this co-living complex in Ubud as "a model of a micro society." Residents rent serviced bedrooms with private bathrooms, and have access with communal rooftop lounge spaces and sunbathing deck, a swimming pool, shared kitchen, cafe, yoga area, and a barbecue garden.
It was created for new company Roam, which gives its occupants the opportunity to move between developments in different countries. Find out more about Roam Co-living Housing Complex »
Share House LT Josai, Nagoya, by Naruse Inokuma Architects

This house in Nagoya, Japan, contains 13 bedrooms. These 7.2-square-metre spaces are arranged around voids that contain shared open-plan living, dining and kitchen areas.
Naruse Inokuma Architects said the design was a response to increasing demand in Japan for houses where unrelated individuals share kitchens, living spaces and bathrooms. Find out more about Share House LT Josai »

The Collective Old Oak Common, London, by PLP

Billed as the world's largest co-living development with over 550 bedrooms, The Collective Old Oak Common is designed...