The model
Stability and
fresh energy —
at the same time.
Most communities fail for one of two reasons. Either they're too rigid — the same people, same conversations, same comfortable blind spots. Or they rotate so fast that nothing takes root. Trust doesn't form. Culture doesn't crystallise. You're left with a very nice co-living space and absolutely nothing else.
We've thought about this problem seriously. The answer isn't a compromise — it's a designed system. A house that breathes. A stable core that anchors the culture. A rotating layer that keeps the energy alive. And a guest tier that connects the whole thing to the world outside.
"The culture stays. The energy doesn't go stale. Every six months, the house is half new — and fully itself."
Permanence
Long-term residents hold the memory. They know why things work the way they do.
Rotation
Fresh founders bring new problems, new energy, new external networks.
Curation
Every person is chosen. The bar isn't arbitrary — it's what makes the room worth being in.
Compounding
Alumni become nodes. Every cohort strengthens the network permanently.
Permanent Residents
~50% of the house. Long-term members who carry the culture, mentor incoming batches, and give the house its identity. They're the reason cohort two feels like the same house as cohort one.
Always here
Batch Members
10 handpicked founders per batch. Applied or curated. Every member brings execution power, inner drive, and team spirit — keeping the house in permanent contact with what's being built right now.
6-month cycle
Short-Term Guests
2–3 flexible beds for visiting founders, speakers, and builders passing through Berlin. Impulse & energy — a window to what's happening everywhere else.
Passing through
The 6-month rhythm
Month 1
New batch arrives
→
Month 3
Trust, momentum
→
Month 6
Half rotate out
→
Ongoing
Alumni network
The rhythm is the product. Over time, every cohort becomes a permanent node in the network — people who've lived together, built together, and carry that bond long after they leave the house.
