Co-living homes
Shared lounge Storage Design for Co-living homes
Plan storage around frequency of use and the route between use and return. Measure the actual items, including handles and cases.
Explore the ideas
Plan in this order
- Sort items into daily, occasional and surplus stock, then measure each group's largest pieces.
- Place daily items at the point of use and reserve a separate area for overflow or refills.
- Choose shelf spans, pull-outs and closures only after checking how items are loaded and removed.
Worked example
Board games, chargers, and serving pieces all occupy the coffee table before guests arrive.
Give games a closed cabinet near the lounge and serving pieces a separate dining-side cupboard. Check each item’s retrieval and return path while the room is arranged for visitors.
How to test it
Put the largest item into a mock-up and remove it with the adjacent doors or work surfaces in use.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Create a social seating cluster and a separate quieter edge with a clear route between them.
- Detail
- Use movable tables, wipeable textiles and independently controlled lighting zones.
- Trade-off
- Flexible furniture serves varied groups but may be rearranged or misplaced.
- Test both group and solo seating
- Check noise spill to private rooms
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