Stories, guides and tips from the HOC community in Antwerp.
I’m happily hooked on Antwerp — the city where I was born and which still manages to surprise me every day. From King Square Mansion on Rotterdamstraat, where I live as part of the warm community at HOC Coliving, I cycle into the city almost every day. For a coffee, to do some shopping at The Barn, but above all to soak up Antwerp: the people, the hustle and bustle, the architecture and the countless stories that seem to come to life here in every street.
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At HOC, coliving is about more than sharing a beautiful place to live. It is about community, connection and creating spaces where people genuinely enjoy being together. Seef Yard is a wonderful example: six beautiful HOC coliving properties surrounding a shared green garden — and now also home to Work of co, a brand-new coworking space with 47 workstations. Fluffy, a resident of King Square Mansion and unofficial HOC explorer, decided it was time to go and investigate.
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Byung-Chul Han's The Disappearance of Rituals offers a language for something many of us feel: that modern life has lost some of its rhythm. This article reflects on how coliving can restore a sense of presence through shared ritual.
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HOC has created an incredibly cosy and peaceful home, right in the heart of the bustling Seefhoek neighbourhood, also known as Antwerp 2060 or simply 2060. It has become a place where the hustle and bustle of city life fades into the background and where the beautiful interior design is extremely inviting.
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Sociologist Ray Oldenburg worried the third place was dying. The corner pub, the café, the barbershop — spaces to simply exist around people. At HOC, we think it didn't disappear. It just moved in with us.
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For decades, the idea of "home" followed a familiar script. You graduated, found a job, rented your first studio, bought your own apartment, and eventually settled down. Home was a destination — a permanent place where life unfolded. Today, that story is very different.
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HOC did create an incredible cool and silent space in the midst of the busy quarter Seefhoek, also known as Antwerp 2060 of just 2060. It became a place where the noise of citylife falls apart.
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HOC opened its newest coliving house in Antwerp. DAMCO on Dambruggestraat offers 17 private rooms, a shared patio, and all-inclusive living in one of the city's most vibrant neighbourhoods, starting from €650/month.
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Antwerp, home to Rubens and Van Dyck, is becoming a popular destination for young professionals seeking a place to live.
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After a careful renovation, the house opened in September 2025 as a collection of twelve spacious studios, each with its own bathroom and kitchenette, so every resident has real privacy and independence, not just a bed in a corner.
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“I stayed with HOC for three months and I loved it! I met some amazing people and made good connections. I would definitely recommend staying with them.”
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Before you decide whether coliving could work for you, let us look at a few big myths and see what is true and what is not.
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