Trends have shown an increasing interest of moving out of the city to live near the nature. Since the beginning of the industralization in the 19th century the population have decreased in rural areas. The ongoing pandemic has forced several humans to work from their homes. As humans have been spending more time in their homes new values have been discovered which hasn’t been recognized before. Teleworking is giving humans the opportunity to move further away from their offices, out to the countryside.

The Swedish countryside consists in majority of villas which may only suit a certain type of people. To attract a variation of population in rural areas a solution could be building alternative residences.

In this study an investigation has been made according to what kind of residences students finds attractive. Results have shown the majority of the students would wish to have open, common areas and live nearby service and nature. Further the students would prefer an assorted residential area containing residences in different colours and shapes. Using the results from the investigation a proposal was designed.