Using living space more efficiently through innovative collaboration
The WOGE project of the OST University of Applied Sciences aims to promote the efficient use of living space. People who want to downsize their living space are supported in moving, renovating or finding a roommate. The pilot project is starting in Aarau and will continue in Köniz BE and St.Gallen.
(CONNECT) Researchers at OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule want to optimize the use of living space through better collaboration. Their project WOGE – Wohnzukunft gestalten supports people who want to downsize their living space with local offers for moving, renovating or finding new flatmates, explains OST in a press release. For WOGE, the OST researchers are working together with the spatial development office Planteam S(plan:team) from Lucerne. The project is also supported by the Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency(Innosuisse) and the Federal Office for Housing.
WOGE is to be implemented as a pilot project in Aarau, Köniz BE and St.Gallen. The project will kick off next year in the cantonal capital of Aargau. The results from Aarau will then be evaluated and optimized in the Bernese municipalities of Köniz and St.Gallen. Plan:team intends to offer the experience gained from the pilot municipalities to other municipalities as part of its consulting activities.