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Rudbeckia in the media

Ever since the idea of a collective house in Rosendal took shape, the project and life in the house have been covered in the press and on the radio. Here we collect the publications – from the planning phase to moving in and research.

Uppsala Nya Tidning

Green roofs in Rosendal risk becoming greenwashing

”Sometimes we drift up here with the kids when we have nothing to do. They get to throw themselves into the pool and we sit in the lounge.” A feature on Rosendal’s many roof terraces – where Rudbeckia’s 200-square-metre shared roof is one of the examples.
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DiVA · Academic study

An everyday creation of social values: a qualitative study of the social function of collective housing for individuals and urban areas

The social aspects are central for those who actually live and act within collective housing.
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LinkedIn

Rahel Belatchew, the architect behind the house, on the move-in

Rahel Belatchew visits the newly occupied Rudbeckia and reflects on how the 42 apartments and the street-facing windows on the ground floor contribute to social safety in the district.
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

Mikael, 34, lives in the new collective house with his family: “Cooking teams, a playroom and film nights – it is ideal"

"Being at home is nowhere near the same level of loneliness when you live like this. I would say it is ideal.”
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Sveriges Radio · P4 Uppland

The moving vans are heading for Uppsala’s new collective house

The tenants of the newly built Rudbeckia collective house in Uppsala are now starting to move in.
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

The municipality wants more residents to join forces

”Because the people planning the buildings are going to live there themselves, they make sure to create high-quality properties.”
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

Many new ideas are being tested in Rosendal

Rosendal as an innovation platform – a feature on the new housing concepts being tested in the district during its construction phase.
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

Rosendal could become a Shangri-La for collective living

”It will be wonderful. What an advantage to get access to people you do not know today, perhaps make new friends and learn unexpected things from them.”
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Sveriges Radio · P4 Uppland

The go-ahead for a collective house in Rosendal

Uppsala municipality decides to sell land for the construction of 43 collective housing apartments in Rosendal, to be ready in about two years.
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

Construction of collective housing cleared to start

”Uppsala needs more homes in different forms and at different prices. It is good that more people can choose to live with the opportunity for company and community.”
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Facebook · Bogemenskapen Gården

Cooperative housing reaches Rosendal

The Facebook group Bogemenskapen Gården shares the news that cooperative housing is on its way to Rosendal.
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Sveriges Radio · P4 Uppland

Plans for a new collective house in Rosendal

Ingalill Ek, chair of the Uppsala collective housing association, talks on P4 Uppland about the plans for a new collective house in the Rosendal district.
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Uppsala Nya Tidning

A collective house for the over-40s on the wish list

”We think it is an exemplary way to live once the children have moved out and you may be living in too large a space. It is good environmentally and socially too.”
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