A toilet sign is seen on top of the post boxes at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
A toilet sign is seen on top of the post boxes at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Residents work in one of the communal spaces at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Residents work in one of the communal spaces at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Residents and employees at the communal lounge area in the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Residents and employees at the communal lounge area in the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
People using the gym at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
People using the gym at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Employees working at the kitchen pick up orders in the common restaurant at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
Employees working at the kitchen pick up orders in the common restaurant at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
A employee is seen at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
A employee is seen at the co-living building The Collective Old Oak in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
The Collective Old Oak building is seen in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO
The Collective Old Oak building is seen in north west London on October 11, 2017. AFP PHOTO

LONDON: The 10-storey building may look like a hotel, but it is thought to be the world's biggest large-scale house-share, offering modest rooms and upscale services for hundreds of young adults caught in London's housing crisis.

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