Be responsible with the noise in the common areas
❓ Context
Until 2023, the terraces and common areas were closed at midnight every day.
From our experience operating coliving, the noise in common areas at night is a critical issue, involving residents, neighbours, the police, etc. It is not only a matter of puntual complaints or economic fines by the police for residents, it is also important not to damage the image of your community, of Urban Campus, and of the property. To build a coliving well-integrated in its neighbourhood and with no threats of being closed, we need the efforts of all. Please note, that we also have closing hours in other colivings.
As you know, Atocha Coliving is a great building, but its situation makes the noise issues critical due to the terraces, patio, and other buildings being very close.
- All the terraces and patios must be fully silent and empty before midnight.
- No parties can be allowed.
- Some residents (colivers and traditional residents) are living on floor B, just above the interior common areas.
- Some of you suggested using the lift to avoid using the patio with the stairs. However, the lift doesn’t have access control, so external people could enter the common areas. Also, an emergency exit is needed, so in any case, the entrance door of the stairs should be accessible.
- We cannot have a person coming to close areas twice a day.
All this makes any alternatives complicated.
After listening to your feedback and after a meeting with you in September 2023, the idea of a booking system for after-hour use of the interior common areas was raised. The idea is to have 1 resident fully responsible for that evening: nobody in the patios, windows closed, respect of the noise, closing of the space, etc. We defended this idea and your interests with the property that approved this test until 2.00.
The test was running for 1 year.
🕛 After the test: 24h a day
From September 2024, there will be no need to book the area and all residents will be able to use it 24h a day.
This is a very important change in the everyday life of the building. As you know this is an extremely delicate area of the building, as it communicates with two interior patios that overlook both the homes of other residents and people outside UC. For this reason, we ask you for responsibility and leave you the following rules and warnings:
- 🔊 No loud gatherings and parties are allowed after the building's quiet hour, 23:00 - 07:00.
Please be very careful with this particular topic since this opening of the common zones begins as a test of trust, in which Urban Campus is going to be very strict. If we receive any complaints about noise, music, or annoying conduct late at night the booking system will be implemented again immediately. - 🧼 The common areas must be cleaned and tidy after use. Out of respect and enjoyment of other residents who want to use it in the morning.
The lack of clean and tidiness after using it could result in the application of the strike policy. - 🔇 Everyone is fully silent on the stairs when entering or leaving the area.
- 🏕️ This opening of common zones does not apply to the terraces of the upper floors, only to the common area on floor -1.
The terraces will be closed as usual.
At Urban Campus we are delighted to continue working with you to constantly improve our buildings and your experience. We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to utilize the common areas at night, enhancing your comfort and enjoyment within the building.
We trust the entire Atocha community to make a conscious and respectful use of common areas. Let's keep up this improvement together, with responsibility.