The urban professional has lost their roots. They spend the day in a grey, generic office building struggling in a high-pressure job. Stress is the emotion dominating the working day. Collared in the stranglehold of a suit and tie. Going home, they share the commute with fellow 9-5’ers, but are hardly acknowledged. In a bus stop, subway or supermarket full of people, one feels lonely. In a single home on the edge of downtown one is surrounded by fellow gentrifier neighbours, who all have a private kitchen, living room and small garden. In which they – seperately – cook their single meal and spend their lonely evening.

We have the strong inner desire to be surrounded by the natural environment – it is in our nature. We need the oxygen trees share and the vitamins produced in the sunlight. To reduce stress, a home-coming should cater to this desire. A house programmed around the maximum integration of nature. A place to walk in the grass barefoot and feel the wind blow through your chest hair. A sharing of the common places we use throughout the day to optimise m2 efficiency and reduce loneliness.