Private room
€400 / month
Your own room, door closed when you need it.
01 · The idea
A winter on a small model of Spaceship Earth.
From January to March 2027, nine people live and work together in a 19th-century villa at the foot of the Rax, ninety minutes south of Vienna. Snow outside, a warm house inside, and time to work on the things that matter to you.
We think of the house as a monastery of the 21st century: a place where knowledge is kept, made and shared, and where a small community learns to live with shared, finite resources. Some call it the commons. Buckminster Fuller called it Spaceship Earth.
We're not looking for guests, but for people who stay, contribute and help shape what this place becomes.
02 · Who
Who we're looking for
- A
Artists
Visual, performative, digital. Room to make a mess and a hall to show it.
- M
Musicians
Composers, producers, sound people. There's a sound lab, a piano and a stage.
- R
Researchers
AI, science, anything that needs deep focus and good conversations at dinner.
- B
Builders
Web3, decentralized systems, hardware. A maker hall with laser cutter and 3D printer.
- T
Thinkers
Philosophers, economists, writers working on how we live together next.
- S
Storytellers
Filmmakers, podcasters, journalists: people who carry ideas out into the world.
Many people are more than one of these. That's the point.
03 · The house
A villa built in 1860, run by the people who live in it.
Once a countryside inn, then an artist colony, since 2023 the Commons Hub: a home for artists, hackers and tinkerers. Over the winter, the house belongs to its residents.
Expect cozy communal living: shared dinners, long conversations, occasional snowball fights, DnD nights, and the option to help renovate parts of the house.
- Rooms
- Private rooms and shared rooms with bunk beds
- Maker hall
- Laser cutter, 3D printer, sound lab, ping-pong · 90 m²
- Conference hall
- Stage, piano, A/V, lighting, livestream · 90 m²
- Seminar room
- Screen and flipchart for workshops · 45 m²
- Lounge
- Vintage couches, record player, board games, library
- Kitchen
- A former restaurant kitchen, made for cooking together
- Coworking
- Plenty of desks, fast Wi-Fi
- Garden
- Fire bowl and a hand-built sauna with mountain views
04 · Terms
Simple terms
Shared room
€250 / month
A bunk in a shared room. Cheaper and more social.
- Included · heating, electricity, water, Wi-Fi, VAT
- Not included · groceries (we cook together and share costs)
- Duration · the full three months are encouraged
- Dates · January – March 2027
05 · Surroundings
The Rax valley
The Rax massif rises straight out of the valley: winter hikes, ski tours, frozen waterfalls in the Höllental gorge, and the quiet that only snow brings. Reichenau an der Rax, once the summer residence of Vienna's nobility, is a short walk away.
Getting here: train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Payerbach-Reichenau in about 75 minutes, then a short ride up the valley. No car needed.
06 · Process
How it works
- Now
Apply
Fill in the form below. It takes about ten minutes.
- ~1 week
Talk
If it looks like a fit, we set up a short call to get to know each other.
- ~2 weeks
Confirm
We confirm on a rolling basis, so applying early helps.
- Dec 15
Deadline
Last day to apply, if spots are still open.
- Jan 2027
Arrive
Move in. Let the winter begin.
07 · Apply
Apply now
The application form is coming soon. Until then, write to office@commons-hub.at with your name, dates, what you'd work on and what you'd bring to the house.