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title: "Dorms for post-college adults exist and are called "Baugruppen" in…"
date: 2015-11-09
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# Dorms for post-college adults exist and are called "Baugruppen" in…

*November 9, 2015 · Facebook*

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[http://www.theurbanist.org/category/baugruppen/](http://www.theurbanist.org/category/baugruppen/){target="_blank"}
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[http://www.theurbanist.org/category/baugruppen/](http://www.theurbanist.org/category/baugruppen/){target="_blank"}\
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Dorms for post-college adults exist and are called \"Baugruppen\" in Germany. Via @\[9700124:2048:Christopher Nicholson\]\
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\"..baugruppen are multi-story, multi-family buildings (think condos) rather than detached or semi-detached housing. There is no requirement for community space or common facilities in baugruppen, though many incorporate them (commonly: gardens, community rooms, roof terraces). However, like co-housing, baugruppen incorporate a participatory planning process. The largest difference is probably that baugruppen are generally funded without developers (self-financed), whereas co-housing communities can be self-financed or developer-financed projects. In the end, mostly semantics, though I tend to think of baugruppen as urban constructs and co-housing as suburban/rural constructs.\"
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