Grace Kim: How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)
Grace Kim: Kako nas zajedničko stanovanje može učiniti sretnijima (i dugovječnijima)
Grace H. Kim is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing -- the art and craft of creating communities. Full bio
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will experience loneliness
a function of being alone,
of how socially connected you are
in this room right now
pripisana mnogim stvarima,
can be attributed to many things,
how loneliness can be the result
kako usamljenost može bit rezultat
in a neighborhood like this.
u nekom susjedstvu poput ovog.
screaming at me inside their head,
tko u svojoj glavi viče na mene,
and that's my neighborhood,
more people like you,
više osoba poput vas,
there's more people in the room
da je u ovoj prostoriji više ljudi
to signify they know them.
pokazali da ih poznaju.
to this false sense of connection.
tom lažnom osjećaju povezanosti.
ne provjeravate svoj FB profil,
you've been in a situation
yank out their earbuds
to share with you today
o vrlo starom načinu života,
u mnogim ne-europskim kulturama
non-European cultures
have been living in this connected way.
more widely around the globe
where people know each other
u kojoj se ljudi poznaju
imate svoj vlastiti dom,
both indoors and out.
unutarnjeg i vanjskog prostora.
zajedničkog stanovanja,
some pictures of cohousing,
to my friends Sheila and Spencer.
svoje prijatelje, Sheilu i Spencera.
they were just entering their 60s,
bili su upravo ušli u svoje 60-e godine,
na kraju svoje duge karijere
at the end of a long career
children in his life
that I not only designed,
koju nisam samo dizajnirala,
about our social interactions.
u vezi s društvenim interakcijama.
any other small apartment building.
druga zgrada s malim stanovima.
susjednoj zgradi,
to the one next door,
prilično uobičajenog izgleda.
around a central courtyard.
oko središnjeg prostora.
kod ovakvog stanovanja,
uniquely cohousing
in and around that central courtyard.
unutar i oko središnjeg prostora.
Spencera i Sheilu.
this is what I see,
dok mi pripremamo doručak.
as we're making our breakfasts.
into the courtyard,
na zajednički prostor
"Hey, quit hitting me!"
"Hej, prestani me udarati!"
there are a set of double doors,
postoje dvostruka vrata
the secret sauce of cohousing.
zajedničkog stanovanja.
where the social interactions
through the rest of the community.
imamo prostranu blagovaonicu,
we have a large dining room
we have a large kitchen
cooking for each other
smjenjivali u kuhanju,
and help my team
da sam pojela ukusan obrok,
a delicious meal
about my vegetarian preferences.
tko brine za mene kao vegetarijanca.
have intentionally chosen
namjerno je odabralo
u svojim kućama za jednu obitelj,
in our single-family homes,
our social connections.
svoju društvenu povezanost.
important characteristic
from any other housing model.
od ikojeg drugog koncepta stanovanja.
but show you more pictures.
moram vam pokazati još slika.
selection of furniture,
to support eating together;
važnim za zajedničke obroke,
and visual access
i vizualnim pristupom
and inside the common house;
oko i unutar zajedničke kuće;
to support our daily lives,
koji prate svakodnevni život,
contribute to and elevate
u doprinosu i podizanju
of saying "spirit of community."
za izraziti "duh zajedništva."
over 80 different communities,
every single night
once or twice a month.
jednom, dvaput mjesečno.
more activities together.
i više zajedničkih aktivnosti.
you share more things.
You borrow each other's cars.
svoj alat ili automobile.
and unicorns in cohousing,
samo cvijeće, duga i jednorozi,
with every single person in my community.
sa svakom osobom u zajednici.
we're intentional about our relationships.
svjesni smo svojih odnosa.
to resolve our differences.
is only interesting or attractive
zanimljivo ili atraktivno
around the globe,
diljem svijeta,
are just a fractional percent.
čine vrlo mali udio.
completed a study
završilo je studiju,
increase risk of premature death
od preuranjene smrti,
proglasio je izoliranost
has declared isolation
is not restricted to the US alone.
nije ograničena samo na SAD.
is an antidote to isolation,
lijek protiv izoliranosti,
može spasiti život.
to take two aspirin,
da uzmete dva aspirina
that you take a walk with your neighbor,
da prošetate sa svojim susjedom,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Grace Kim - ArchitectGrace H. Kim is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing -- the art and craft of creating communities.
Why you should listen
Grace H. Kim is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, an award-winning, 16-person architectural practice with a keen focus on building community and social equity. She brings innovative ideas to her projects that merge client goals and sustainability measures -- such as urban agriculture, modular construction, and a focus on building community.
Kim is also the founder of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, a collaborative residential community that includes her street-level office and a rooftop urban farm. She walks the talk of sustainability -- leaving a small ecological footprint while incorporating holistic ideals of social and economic resilience into her daily life.
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