THE ARCHITECTURE OF SHARING

From Crisis to Resilience

Renáta Farkašová
Teacher; Member of Shared Houses

Interview on the Shared House initiative, collective self-organization and the purchase of The First Swallow’s house

MORE INFO ON THE FIRST SWALLOW COOPERATIVE:
https://prvnivlastovka.cz/en/o-projektu-english/

The building is planned to include both private units and shared facilities. The renovation design by the Second Nature studio features a large community hall for events such as film screenings and neighborhood gatherings. It will also provide a shared workshop, bicycle parking, laundry room, children’s playroom, and a rooftop terrace with a communal garden and solar panels for sustainable energy generation.

Jan Soukup
Architect, Second Nature Studio; Member of the Sustainability Working Group, Czech Chamber of Architects; co-author of The First Swallow renovation project

Interview on collaboration with The First Swallow cooperative and the Czech Chamber of Architects’ approach to sustainability in architecture

Funded by:

The project was co-financed by the EU through the National Recovery Plan,
as part of the project Green Transformation of UMPRUM
(Zelená transformace UMPRUM, NPO_UMPRUM_MSMT-2132/2024-4).

The project was developed by SHIFT – Sustainability Transitions Lab UMPRUM.

Concept: Veronika Miškovičová & Klára Peloušková
Creative Director: Michaela Režová
Research and Screenplay: Kateřina Krebsová & Klára Peloušková
Animation and Art Direction: Julie Černá & Hanna Palamarchuk
Graphic and Web Design: Pavlína Smékalová & Sara Szyndler
Production: UMPRUM & Michaela Kaplánková

Thanks to: The First Swallow and Flyful Seagull Collectives

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Research on Shared Houses: a project based on collective organization and sustainable financing, aiming to build a network resilient to the housing crisis.