shared live+work spaces
for people going places with purpose

pledge from €1 800… to join us every year for a month at-cost ~€250
(more or less, whatever suits you) or invest for an ~8% yield


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What's a coliving hub?

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A shared home and workspace, where we also share some of our purpose and learnings.

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For a workation to escape routine, as a retreat to dig into projects, or as a base.

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Be you an entrepreneur, remote worker, digital nomad, a creative, or anything else!

With your own independent lifestyle you need a house and workspace offering great common spaces and friendly faces all crossing paths. By embracing diversity and serendipity as a community we create vitality in our lives.

Learn about coliving at some of our favourites, Sun and Co in Spain, Nine in the Canaries and Playworking in Montenegro. So what if we owned one collectively to use at-cost…?!

Better still, scroll down to make a pledge!

We're creating amazing new spaces—reinvigorating old ones!

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Benefit from shared facilities (cinema, bikes, workspaces, ice-cream maker, …).

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Get closer to nature whilst remaining connected to the wider world.

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Stay affordably, buying into use of properties as you are able.

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Be part of community respecting innovation and independence.

Facilities to accommodate all of us…

Our purpose as a member owned co‑operative will be providing affordable co‑ownership, giving us use of spaces, growing across multiple locations.

As participants in a dynamic ecosystem we share its opportunities whilst generating rental revenue as a social enterprise — reinvesting in hosting workshops, talks, and activities, enriching not just ourselves, but the wider community.

By doing it collaboratively, we reduce our footprints and enhance the effects.

The original campaign

The plan—part deux!

Some candidates…

If you want to join any visits and to see more, do pledge and vote to join our Whatsapp group. We'll see how things go… we have options so if we don't have enough backing for what we all think will work best, we'll just downsize and do others in future.

  1. larger and pricier

    impressively rare
  2. mid-size

    good compromise?
  3. small and cheap

    wider choice
Could be acquired simply with indicatively dedicated units at €30k ×7, and 6 months at €20k ×10, later fractional members with smaller stakes would then cover renovations.

Amelie les Bains–Bellevue

94% €297k 800m² hub

  • lovely spot above stream
  • lots of studios
  • easy access from Barcelona
  • great weather
  • pleasant village
  • beach and city 45mins
  • mainly fitout works
  • significant acquisition
  • nature somewhat lacking variation
  • drought risks (ongoing)

Why France?

It's cheap for acquisiton and there's no surprises. Property sales have fallen through the roof, 900 agents closed last year, and many notaries can't pay themselves — combine with just introduced renovation requirements for rentals which owners don't want to do thus prefer to sell. More to the point, I'm familiar with the country having done renovation here. Infrastructure is good, and everything runs like clockwork. Well, except when they're on strike…

Canigou / Vallée du Tech

The lead candidate above is in France's last valley before Spain (yes, no rain) below the famous peak of Canigou. Has less to offer yet is 45mins from both the city and coast, and the (only) property is big enough to be a great space.

The lower Cévennes / Saint-Ambroix

Super appealing with tons to explore – the excellent Cèze and Ardèche river gorges, and (if pushing a bit far) the Pont du Gard, plus up into mountains. Not to mention the towns of Andouze, Uzès and Alès. Really offers everything. Good choice of different properties.

Hautes Pyrénées / Lourdes

This little town offers contrasts to other areas just 15mins train from two great little cities — Pau and Tarbes. There's funicular at the door up a little peak that's hosted MTB championships, with great hikes starting nearby, proper mountains and skiing from 30mins. Even an airport 15min. Properties are hotels closed following the pandemic.

How can you join-in?

  1. pledge confirming with €1
  2. vote on properties to visit and draw up plans
  3. founding members will form the co-op making share purchases for a deposit
  4. a group visit should be arranged
  5. when pledges and plans match, an acquisition vote will be taken
  6. those having a matching pledge will buy into the co-op with a 35% deposit on their stake
  7. an offer will be made for purchase
  8. the remaining 65% for stakes must be completed to conclude purchase
  9. all remaining backers will buy-in to fund the renovations

How might I use it?

The ideal use for Hub House is as an annual retreat or base that you come back to between travels. Once we've more locations it'll be great for full time use too. 🥳

We're running it together—to all have a stake!

Whether you participate as a co-owner, an investor, or simply visit on rental, you do so as a member of our cooperative society, functioning within the space as a do-ocracy. To join us make a pledge then once we've agreed our plans, you'll be invited to apply for our community shares… Why work from one place? Don't get stuck — make a habit of wider horizons!

Operations

(The following are indicative.)

Operational costs cover our recurring expenses for utilities, volunteers, and (importantly!) maintenance/renewals:

Capital costs are what we're raising to purchase, renovate and fit-out the property, split between multiple shareholders:

If you stay longer than your share or have none, you pay the standard rental rates. Shares are flexible, if you take a different type of room you get more or less time with your shares. If you don't use your time, you can give to a friend, or trade it with other members.

Keep on scrollin' to make a pledge!

Say hi to our founder…

Jacob Jay jacobjay.com
created the first ever coliving hub offering open-access coworking with both short (nightly/weekly) and long term (monthly/yearly) accommodation at the same property, in Delhi, operating for 4 years from 2010, when the lease price was hiked, spawning the idea of co-ownership. Location independent almost since birth(!) I understand the value of both having a base and escaping to new places so I'm investing too.

You can reach out to jacob@hub.house anytime, and the questions page has a pile of other details. Anyone wishing to make a significant investment alongside me, is invited to be a founding member.

Our values… we don't believe in believing too much!
🕴 Diversity and 🕵️‍♀️ dynamism.

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