- The art of soft landing
The future society will be a mobile society. Remote working and flexible workplaces will be as well common as selecting freely the most appropriate working environment. Borders have long ceased to be an obstacle to entering a country. Many countries issue remote worker visas because they understand that the elite digital nomads are bringing a […]
- Study and Live
Students live has not to be spartan. Even in a city like Seoul attractive housing places are available with Glocaloca.
- Your best place to be
Searching for your place to be in Seoul? Anyone who knows the living situation in Korea, and especially that in Seoul, knows that it is extremely expensive to rent an apartment or even just a room. Is there anyone who disagrees? Okay, let’s describe it differently: It is extremely difficult to find suitable, clean, modernly […]
- Koreas Co-Living boom
Co-Living is not an invention of the modern age, it is also not an invention in the narrow sense, but a concept that was formed out of necessity. Originally created in Europe in the 19th century, there was a first zenith in the years of the 1968 youth revolution when European and worldwide communities emerged. […]
- Coliving and the freedom of women
The movement of Coliving is strongly related to the movement towards more women’s freedom. The liberation, from conservative housing structures, into communities where everybody is equal and not obliged to fulfill a limited role which has been imposed by somebody else, started with the increasing number of women in a well-paid job. Where the backup […]
- The Korean Startup Incubation
There is probably no country offering an as attractive startup environment as South Korea does. And that’s especially valid for foreign investors. Besides many soft factors like high security in the country and high-speed internet also the urban density of Seoul is a positive point. It’s easy to move inside Seoul, which is more like […]
- The wave of sharing economy
In the era of the digital revolution, another phenomenon is arising. It’s the sharing economy. Many of the most successful new companies of the last decade are based on that exciting sector. It’s Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, WeWork, BlaBLaCar, and others. The mobility of people plays an important role in all this. All is in motion, […]
- Digital nomads and settlements
Since around ten years the phenomenon of digital nomads’ movement is closely related to the increase of digital communication and the further development of new social media platforms and advertisement. But let’s remind just for one moment what a nomad is in the origin of the wording. A nomad is a person without a fix […]
- What distinguishes Glocaloca from others?
– SWITCH TO HAPPINESS – Compared with other Korean Coliving / Cohousing brands, GLOCALOCA has the most global DNA. Our team members used to live and work abroad. They are open to connecting with global people. That’s why we know what people around the world and global Koreans are looking for. When you select a […]
- It’s a pet’s world
While humans are mostly able to pre-plan and predict the path of traveling, with animals it’s getting more unpredictable. What are the national regulations and the social standards, how is it handled in public transportations, are there extra costs and how much, is there any possibility for getting a pet service or a short stay […]
- Wanna live in a served home?
The pandemic forced a lot of company employees to work remotely from home. For many it was a first-time experience, just for a few already nomadic workers, it was nothing special and only frustrating because the selection of the workplace was limited due to the restrictions in traveling. So, the home became a kind of […]
- The soul of Seoul
Seoul became one of the most popular destinations in the world. KPop, KDramas and the promise of a fast changing lifestyle attracts people from all countries. Anyhow it’s not easy to land in Korea comfortably. Most of the new arrivals cannot speak the language properly and they discover quite quickly that English is limited. Many […]
- From a vision to realization
As in many things, it starts with a dream. The dream of Glocaloca started when the wording of Co-Living was not yet in everbodies mind. It was although visible that the modern societies require another way of life style. People become more mobile. More remote workers are choosing freely their working destinations without rooting too […]
- Is empathy a business?
The foundation of Glocaloca was based on a simple question: What is the core of communities? The answer is: It’s a common ground of the members. As Glocaloca was always intended as a global community in a local area, it was clear that the boundaries cannot be related to age, religion, or ethnicity. Because diversity is […]
- Cohousing, CoLiving explained
Many people ask us about the difference between Cohousing and Co-Living. In fact, the differences seem to be blurred. The crucial difference is that in a Cohousing environment a tenant group decides to share a living place and share equally the rental fee or related to the spaces of rooms inside. The tenant group organizes […]
- Why Co-Living?
Co-Living is not a new way of house living but certainly it was never so attractive as today. The reason for this is that many new places arrises in urban and even rural areas. The worldwide digital nomads’ community lights the phenomenon. It’s also a perfect balance of living alone and living in a family. […]
- We create spaces for people.
We create spaces for people. Our many years of competence in designing living- and working spaces allows us to break new ground. It is a logical consequence that we not only design rooms, but also open them up. In doing so, we take into account the increased demand for quality rooms. Today people are looking […]
- Switch to Happiness
Our Mission Glocaloca offers living spaces with coworking areas in one of the most developing hot spots near to Seoul, Pangyo and Bundang. Our shared rental housing spaces provide you with a perfect infrastructure for starting your Korean dream. Enjoy the variety of lifestyles beyond the limitation of space and region through a community with […]
- 가속 붙은 1인 가구, 공동주거 활성화 방안은?
통계청에 따르면 앞으로 1인 가구는 2025년 31.3%, 2035년에는 34.3%로 급증할 전망이다. 이들의 50%를 차지하는 밀레니얼 세대가 살아갈 주거는 어떤 변화를 맞고 있을까? 제2회 도시문화재생 포럼에서는 늘어나는 1인 주거를 위한 공간 활용 방안이 논의됐다. ‘사회적 공동주거와 공간창출을 통한 도시재생의 활성화 방안’ 주제로 지난 2월 12일 동아대학교 부민캠퍼스 국제관 3층 세미나실에서 개최됐다. 이날 포럼에는 두 가지 발제 […]