Communal living in Kreuzlingen

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Elevated flowerbeds make gardening easier swissinfo.ch

Next to the historic building, a new structure was built comprising six large apartments swissinfo.ch

Ursi proudly shows off her potato harvest swissinfo.ch

Around the old house, the vegetable patch is one metre above the ground, allowing for easy picking swissinfo.ch

Peter and Ursi’s elegant and spacious kitchen swissinfo.ch

A large area is set aside for pétanque swissinfo.ch

The common room for meetings and parties swissinfo.ch

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Sixteen people have built their own “communal habitat for elderly people” in Kreuzlingen. Planning issues, particularly regarding their garden, are well thought out. Democratically, they discuss every aspect of their common living space.