The commodification of community turns housing, shared space and belonging into market products. An essay on financialisation, cohousing and alternatives.
“The pioneer of shared living”
HELSINGIN SANOMAT · 30 AUG 2019 ↗Gamified Cohousing transforms underused buildings into shared places to live and work, through participatory renovation, self-governance and adaptive reuse.
By combining private spaces, shared facilities and community-based management, we explore more affordable and socially connected ways of living.
Buildings are not finished products. They evolve with the people who use them.
The Gamified Cohousing app supports the daily coordination of shared living and working. It helps residents organize tasks, manage shared spaces, communicate with each other, and build transparent self-management practices. The system is being developed progressively across our projects, starting from practical tools such as cleaning schedules, shared responsibilities, and facility coordination.
There are buildings that still have years of life in them, yet stand empty. Meanwhile, finding an affordable place to live or work becomes harder.
Gamified Cohousing puts these spaces back into use. Renovation is undertaken with the people who will live and work there, and the shared spaces are organised and managed together.
It draws on the principles of Architectural Democracy: buildings should be able to change with their communities, rather than dictate how people live.
Re Renovate is our symposium series on participatory renovation, adaptive reuse, and the future of the built environment.
Following the first edition in Oulu in 2025 and the second in Venice later that year, the symposium brings together architects, researchers, cultural producers, and policymakers to rethink how buildings can be transformed with greater social, ecological, and democratic value.
University of Sydney · Henry Halloran Urban and Regional Research Initiative
Watch the lecture ↗University event details ↗Selected lectures, keynotes and workshops on cohousing, adaptive reuse and Architectural Democracy. Open an entry for the event context and available recordings, articles or programmes.
A keynote on shared authorship and belonging, connecting architecture, cohousing, musical life and the freedom to initiate activity in public space.
A conference contribution on adaptive reuse, shared governance and the value of housing as lived social infrastructure rather than solely a financial asset.
A presentation by Pedro Aibéo on renovation led by communities and the Gamified Cohousing model, within the Venice Re Renovate symposium. The programme also documents a subsequent moderated round table.
An invited presentation and conversation with international entrepreneurship students on self-managed communal living, renovation, ownership and the social dimension of housing.
Pedro Aibéo presented Gamified Cohousing during Aalto's SmartUp research event on digital tools, social relationships and collaborative living.
The full keynote on public consultation, democratic decision-making, technology and power in the construction industry, with Gamified Cohousing as a practical case.
An invited talk introducing the Oulu cohousing project and the World Music School AIR. The links below document the projects; a lecture recording has not been identified.
Talk with Mark Linder on a two-part model of architectural competitions and real-world participatory experimentation, including the role of Gamified Cohousing.
Lectures and participatory workshops exploring the relationship between democratic design, games and sustainable communities. Includes a documented workshop video.
A public programme discussing collaborative housing, coworking and renovation, including a presentation on the Hyrsylän Koulu project and Architectural Democracy.
A TEDx presentation on Architectural Democracy and its practical implications, using Gamified Cohousing and The Nu Porto as examples.
These engagements are documented in the public speaking record; separate full texts or recordings have not been verified. View speaking history ↗
The commodification of community turns housing, shared space and belonging into market products. An essay on financialisation, cohousing and alternatives.
Architect and Civil Engineer and Founder of the Gamified Cohousing
Concentrating on improving the overall performance of the company
Partnerships, and funding opportunities for Gamified Cohousing
Architect with a strong sensitivity to sustainable and urban design.
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Gamified Cohousing operates at the intersection of architecture, governance, and community innovation, with recognition across European and global institutional platforms.
