Bristol Canopy Community
Bristol Canopy Community is a group of millennials starting a housing community, with an emphasis on sustainability and wellness. Currently there are eight members, made up of creatives, freelancers, professionals, hospitality and health workers, whose aim is to build affordable homes for people like us who have been out-priced by Bristol's property market.
Canopy's mission is to change the label 'Generation Rent’ for young people and show there is an alternative route to owning a home. Canopy hopes to build 15 - 20 shared ownership homes that will form part of a sustainable community with shared wellness, workshop and garden spaces. The vision is that these will be modular homes, using modern methods of construction.
The goal is to form a community which tackles the socio-environmental challenges of today. Canopy will do this by building zero-carbon homes, powered by renewable energy sources. Canopy wants to live low-impact and we'll achieve this by adopting a sharing culture among residents, for example there will be one lawn mower. A shared wellness yoga studio and sauna space will boost health & wellbeing among residents and the wider community. There will be desk space to reflect the modern day flexible working patterns of young people. The workshop areas will provide a space for creativity, innovation and knowledge sharing.
We envision all these spaces and services to be open to the wider community, therefore boosting the local economy.
To find out more visit Canopy’s website.
Email: bristolcanopycommunity@gmail.com