We all like to feel part of a community, and something we could see rising in prominence in the UK in the coming years is the idea of living spaces being formed around key themes, such as eco living or wellness. In America, Serenbe is making headlines for its approach to creating a zen utopia. A blend of the words ‘serene being’, the community is set among acres of preserved forests and meadows and was founded entirely to promote wellbeing and good health. Alongside Serenbe’s organic farm, you’ll find gourmet restaurants, artist exhibitions, yoga studios and more. In the UK, similar enterprises have been founded. The Lammas eco-village in Wales is a collective of smallholdings working together to create and sustain a culture of land-based self-reliance. Meanwhile, Bioregional, which created BedZED – the UK’s first large-scale eco-village in south London nearly two decades ago – is helping developers to create more sustainable homes and communities. As both our personal health and the wellbeing of the planet continues to be at the forefront of people’s minds, more schemes like this are expected to come to fruition.