Photo: Schoonship and Isabel Nabuurs
Imagine being part of a floating eco-community where homes are solar powered and surplus energy is shared among neighbors, bikes and electric vehicles are available for everyone to use and a weekly plunge into the water is a year-round activity! Marjan de Blok, one of the residents of Amsterdam's Schoonship Development, had the idea over 10 years ago of creating a thriving and collaborative community through sustainable housing. By the end of 2018, the first prefabricated homes or 'arks' were installed. Positive.News reports that today Schoonship Development has 30 'arks' and is home to over 120 adults and 40 children. This special community believes that by offering tours and making their knowledge open-source, others may be inspired to create their own unique ways to solve loneliness and unaffordable housing through co-living communities.
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