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In architecture, communal spaces have a special importance because its social function. But, in housing buildings, these spaces are not very common and sometimes forgotten.
Despite this common tendency, there are some cases that illustrate this communal space as a projecting element. As a first example, Rem Koolhaas proposes, with his Social condenser, a space or volume that causes the overlap and the intersection of different programs which enhances the social interaction. Another relevant example is the movement extended in the United States called CoHousing, based on a community which shares the courtyard and some services that are managed by its members.
As these two examples show, the people’s interaction is a good thing to have in mind at the time of projecting a housing building because it contributes to the improvement of the community as well as the relationship between its members.
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