Purpose Built Shared Living (PBSL) is about so much more than just providing communal living and working spaces for its residents. It is about fostering community, inciting connections and nurturing relationships all within spaces designed to naturally prevent isolation.
If the global pandemic has taught us anything, it is perspective. We have all experienced what life is like when community and physical connections are stripped away and the toll it can take on our mental well-being. Being able to view the world from such an isolated standpoint has only reinforced the importance of our relationships and feeling part of a community. We have purposefully built our company upon a foundation of agility and innovation so when opportunity arises, we are naturally reactive.
What PBSL can offer residents among many other things is the opportunity to always feel part of a ready- made community to call upon whenever needed. It is not constant interaction that people crave; it is the security in knowing that people are there when needed. It is important that first there are strong foundations put in place to cultivate community and promote it to flourish. People’s environments and interiors deeply impact how they live, work and connect with others.
As a ‘People First’ company above all else, LOFT understands people; their needs and wants, what brings them joy and what makes them feel the value and appreciation they deserve. We use this knowledge to design interiors that elevate coliving experiences and provide the all-important foundation for a holistic community to grow. We have also channelled this knowledge and experience into creating a brand new PBSL brochure that epitomises LOFT’s reactive nature to providing a coliving residential solution for a new world. This brochure is a culmination of interior innovation we have been honing since our inception; people-first products and interiors that are created with the resident’s wellbeing in mind and residential experience at the heart of every decision.
THE IMPORTANCE OF FUTURE-PROOFING
PBSL is not just a solution to combating isolation and feelings of loneliness, it is future-proofing for a new world of imminent urbanisation within cities. The impact of urbanisation has led to complex challenges that need to be addressed across the housing sector. It has also contributed to widening the gap between income levels and housing prices, resulting in the lowest rate of home ownership measured in recent history, mainly caused by the struggle of younger generations to get on the housing ladder.
As populations grow and housing within cities struggles to keep up with modern residents’ changing requirements, coliving is presenting itself as an indisputable residential option. PBSL is also very appealing to city developers as it encourages young professionals to stay in the city due to affordable price points and built-in working and studying spaces. As well as inciting a community feeling throughout, PBSL propels collaboration and ingenuity through inspirational spaces.
A PBSL property mirrors this ingenuity by offering flexibility in design and amenity spaces. As coliving is all about fostering community, the community’s voice is a main contributor in shaping their own living spaces. Interchangeable amenity spaces are a common fixture across PBSL properties, shaping according to the residents’ demands and needs. Say there is a cinema room that is not being utilised as much as anticipated; the infrastructure is in place to readily convert it to a cooking pop up or a games room, for example.
Spaces shaped by residents, for residents.
The coliving sector is a progressive sector that directly responds to a huge portion of modern residents and their changing needs. We have created this PBSL brochure in direct response to the rise in coliving demand and to provide not just an interior solution for the present, but a vision for the future of PBSL. By including bespoke interiors and FF&E that are curated for PBSL, you can enhance your coliving brand and its identity through one-of-a-kind experiences and designs.
ELEVATED INTERIORS, ELEVATED EXPERIENCES
Due to LOFT’s experienced understanding of people and modern residents, we do not have to jostle for space within the coliving sector. We are instead able to position ourselves at the forefront of the PBSL sector as we have been designing collaborative and community-driven spaces and FF&E for many years.
We can move so fluidly through the sector as we have built a company where we do not need to reach out for resources; they are all built into the very foundations of LOFT. Having a collection of in-house experts across all departments, from buying to design, delivery to installation and everything else in between, affords us to be agile and reactive within fast-moving residential sectors. We can always ensure a smooth experience from creation of a design right through to the implementation and installation as our teams have years of experience collaborating and inspiring each other. Put simply, we ‘Deliver, Assemble, Install, Remove, Replace & Recycle’.
Not only do we offer replenishment for old, tired furniture and interiors but we will responsibly recycle your old ones too. We believe sustainability is not only a choice, but a responsibility – that is why we hold a 97% landfill diversion rate, but we are still striving for even more.
We understand the nuances involved in creating coliving spaces that incite organic connections and allow a community to build and flourish. Our renowned, company-wide sustainability measures also compliment the PBSL sector perfectly as sustainability in design is of huge value and importance to residents and developers alike. By embedding these sustainability strategies throughout our partners’ brands and coliving communities, they are able to attract and market to an aligned customer base and other impact-driven partners and stakeholders.
The bespoke products and interiors we offer do not just offer an alternative to interiors, they serve to consolidate the sector and evolve coliving experiences as a whole. We have created a brand new PBSL brochure that showcases what LOFT can offer to the sector and how we can create inspiring coliving spaces for right now and for future generations.
