Future Living

Hamburg meeting: 15-17 February 2026

• Location:
  Presentations and discussions at 25hours hotel, HafenCity
• Topics: Sustainable development; GEO & AI; Hybrid spaces – the live work conundrum

• Site visits and contribution from: The Hamburg BUNKER (MIPIM conversion award winner, hotel, F&B, event space, public park); Fraser Suites (serviced apartments/hotel – historic conversion); Villa Viva (social enterprise not for profit hotel); HafenCity (development, regeneration, new district); Pierdrei (hotel, with childrens facility and cinema); The EMBASSIES (lifestyle later living); Adina (aparthotel); The Fizz (student); Havens Living (coliving); Numa (serviced apartments/hotel – conversion of former hotel); POHA House (coliving/coworking);
• Research and/or discussions around: converting historic buildings; creating a business for social good; cradle to cradle development; hybrid spaces – why do we need them?; using AI to redefine marketing and brand awareness; creating spaces for the older generation; intergenerational living; thoughtful development placemaking; amenities to meet multiple demand; efficient conversion of hotels to serviced living.

Amsterdam meeting: 21-23 September 2025

• Location:
  Presentations and workshops held at the MET Hotel (supermarket conversion to neighbourhood design hotel)
• Topics: Branded Residences; Hybrid spaces

• Site visits and contribution from: BOB W (serviced apartments); Republica (open urban village – Beyond coworking – Stretch & Fold café & wellness); De Ceuvel (sustainable closed loop incubator); Amsterdam Noord (district development tour); Met (hotel conversion); The July (aparthotel); Makerstoren (serviced apartments & makers work units – development site visit); Nobu Residences (branded residential development site visit); Cityden (aparthotel).
• Research and/or discussions around: Future Living branded residences research; exploring differences between hospitality and non-hospitality brands; conversion of deep spaces without natural light; the future of home appliances; user-centric design to enhance wellbeing focusing on community; policies and frameworks driving hospitality development in the city; hybrid spaces for evolving demand; challenges of branded residential development new to a city.

Florence meeting: 16-18 February 2025

• Location:
  Presentations and workshops held at new opening The Social Hub (TSH) Belfiore
• Topics:

Smart: cities and regeneration & design and technology

Hybrid

• Site visits and contribution from: TSH (hybrid spaces - student, hotel & coworking); Camplus (student accommodation); Manifattura Tabacchi (mixed use development – residential, hotel, student, bars, restaurants, workshops); 25hours (hotel); Numeroventi (artist residency); Numa (serviced apartments).
• Research and/or discussions around: trends around hybrid spaces in hospitality concepts; smart cities and sustainability; wellbeing; branded living; feedback loops and user insight; smart design meets smart technology.

The project group meet on a quarterly basis, with each project year consisting of two in-person meetings in locations of high relevance for the research and/or the partners of the project.

Lisbon meeting: 22-24 September 2024

• Location:
  Presentations and workshops held at Locke Living, Dr Bernard & Avila Spaces
• Topics:

How to improve decision making

Experiences and Spaces for the Flexible Generation

Future Living group connection

• Site visits and contribution from: Dr Bernard (hybrid spaces); Ando Living (branded residences & serviced apartments); Locke Living (aparthotel); Palacio do Grilo (palace conversion); NIDO (coliving/student); Avila Spaces (coworking); Martinhal Residences (branded residences).
• Research and/or discussions around: phase I research results; eco resort; urban development in Lisbon; wellbeing; branded living; sustainability for businesses; coworking.

Online Meetings

In addition to the onsite meetings the group meets online every six months. During these virtual sessions, experts in diverse topics - foresight and signals of change, AI, creating brand loyalty in youth travel, the rise of digital nomads, serviced living trends - are invited to actively contribute to discussions and research in the serviced living area via presentations and/or workshops to enrich the collective understanding.