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Supernuclear focuses on exploring and advocating for coliving as a lifestyle choice, detailing the benefits of living near friends or family, sharing parenting duties, reducing food waste, and showcasing case studies of successful coliving communities. It discusses various models, the emotional and practical benefits of proximity, and offers tips for those interested in coliving.

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Case Study: Template House

294 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Community Social justice Housing Rehabilitation
  1. Template House is an intentional community in San Francisco supporting individuals coming out of long-term incarceration.
  2. The community focuses on justice, care, and kinship while emphasizing shared values and deep connections.
  3. Template House aims to transition to a land trust for long-term preservation and is seeking financial support for this transition.
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Case Study: Feÿtopia

648 implied HN points • 19 Sep 23
🏝 Travel Community Hospitality Experience Culture Art
  1. Feÿtopia is a seasonal community in a French castle that operates as a coliving space and venue for rent.
  2. The community at Feÿtopia consists of diverse individuals who come together to experiment with different ways of living and foster a sense of intellectual and emotional engagement.
  3. Feÿtopia's inner workings involve communal responsibilities, varied activities, and a focus on contributing to the local community and economy beyond the castle.

Case Study: Windhover

137 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🏝 Travel Community Real Estate Hospitality
  1. Case Study: Windhover is a community living project that started with a tiny house and expanded to include multiple dwellings and land.
  2. The founders prioritize hospitality, justice, and community living, leasing out parts of the property to small-scale farmers at subsidized rates.
  3. Transitioning from tiny house living to being landlords brought challenges of responsibility and upkeep, but also opportunities for hosting larger gatherings and accommodating family members.

Case Study: Sage House

353 implied HN points • 16 Oct 23
🪑 Design Governance Community
  1. Sage House offers a unique approach to communal living with custom Slack apps for decision-making and governance.
  2. The house operates with lazy consensus and a do-ocracy, utilizing a hybrid offline/online governance system.
  3. Lessons from Sage House highlight the demand for structured communal living for busy individuals and the benefits of established structures in facilitating community entry.

Babies @ Radish: The early review

727 implied HN points • 15 May 23
  1. Living in a community with a shared approach to parenting can make raising kids easier and more enjoyable.
  2. Implementing a 'parallel parenting' approach, where support is provided but no one has explicit responsibilities over someone else's child, can lead to a harmonious living situation.
  3. Having friends living nearby in a 'Baby Monitor Distance' can offer convenience in childcare and make social interactions easier for parents.

Contribute to Supernuclear (we'll pay you!)

275 implied HN points • 06 Oct 23
💼 Business Community Living Content creation Compensation Case Studies
  1. The Supernuclear newsletter is looking for submissions about coliving experiences, paying up to $250 per submission.
  2. They are specifically interested in case studies about coliving communities, living near friends or family, tips and tricks for shared living, and disaster tales.
  3. Submissions must be original, high quality, and based on direct experiences with coliving or living near friends.

[Recording] How to live near friends: 6 models that work

275 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🏝 Travel Friendship Community Real Estate
  1. The post discusses 6 models for living near friends, ranging from easy to hard like organizing a neighborhood or co-buying a vacation home.
  2. Start with something easier on the list and progressively move to harder options, but it's okay to jump into a harder model too.
  3. Lessons learned and insights are shared from experiments on living near friends by the authors with a Q&A session.

How to find your first coliving experience

216 implied HN points • 28 Apr 23
🏝 Travel
  1. Consider staying at a commercially-run coliving house for convenience, but be cautious about potential drawbacks.
  2. Look for community-run coliving spaces through Google, directories, and values-aligned events.
  3. When moving in, take time to integrate into the community, attend events, contribute, build relationships, and be patient through the selection process.