Our Mission


The on-going pressure on the housing sector has spurred an interest in alternative housing models that take into account different ways of living together.

At SHA we believe that this presents an opportunity to critically examine the way we create sustainable and community focussed accommodation. Our work in this sector looks at delivering financially viable schemes that place community and communal living at its centre.

The Climate Change Emergency requires sustainability focussed solutions but also human centric ones. The quality of social space is as important as sustainability. Architecture must serve both needs.

Housing done right has the potential to enrich our day to day lives in a meaningful way by providing spaces that encourage people to share experiences, ideas and cultures.

We believe that architecture can help and support families, communities and individuals interact, understand and get along with each other.

We do this by designing spaces that create opportunities for social interaction.

We see co-living as one of the tools that helps provide a more sustainable and ultimately a more enjoyable rental experience. Co-living, can provide many more rental places but with a greater satisfaction. The headaches of renting are removed and the sense of living in a well-managed, intentional community comes to the fore.