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In the middle age communal living remained the norm. Homes were
basically social gathering spaces for small groups of transient
inhabitants, serving as a conceptual bridge between hunter-gatherer
lifestyles and modern living patterns. According to historian John
Gillis, single-family households were unusual in most of the world
during the Middle Ages, and most medieval homes were made up of a
mix of acquaintances and extended relatives.
Millennial communal living and communal architecture began to resurface within the millennial
culture. Blame digital living, housing prices, or the unwillingness to
settle, but millennial values lend themselves increasingly well to
communal architecture. Typical millennial characteristics are that they
are tech-savvy, desire a good work-life balance that is more relaxed in
nature, they look for authentic experiences while at the same time
craving instant access to things. Trend have shown that millennials are willing to give up a portion of
their personal space in return for more communal areas.