By a communal space, I mean a physical area where members of a community can interact with one another freely and fulfill some kind of common social aim.
The starkly modern, art-filled lobby is split between the two brands, with separate front desks and dining areas, but with communal space for meetings and a shared indoor pool and fitness centre.
Though closer to hostels than hotels, the wood-fired stoves, home-style food, and sociable communal space will seem like a heavenly apparition after seven hours of pushing and poling through powder.
Among its amenities, a yoga room provides communal space for exercise and meditation, while a restaurant, bar and cafe serve up gourmet food for hotel guests and Bedford residents alike.
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But I also think that in order for this communal space to become something more, to really achieve movement status, the activists will need to establish more than just a permanent outpost.
It is strictly a research outpost, but when its dorm and cabins are not completely booked with biologists, you can rent a private room (286 Malaysian ringgit) or a bunk bed in a communal space (91 ringgit).
More student artwork was damaged by soot and water on the fifth floor, which housed classrooms and communal studio space for sophomores and juniors.
Above, the extended family lives in a subdivided floor with a communal living space in which a fire burns for cooking by day and heat at night.
The typical Viennese coffee house -- an elegant institution with high ceilings, marble-top tables and a stack of newspapers to make one linger over an impeccable black brew with a customary glass of water -- may be more famously known than its Ukrainian cousin, but to trace back the origin of the communal coffee space, you have to go to Lviv, a Medieval city in western Ukraine.
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But today, American Jews find themselves helpless when a marginal group of anti-Zionist Jews demands - like the Messianic Jews of their day - communal funding and space for their anti-Israel activities.
In contrast to Americans who treasure their personal space, the communal environment is more ingrained in European culture, experts said.
Interaction between neighbors is facilitated by situating the main entrance of each unit along the exterior walkway, thereby maintaining communal connection while providing private terrace space for each family.
Companies take different approaches here: Some jam-pack the space with cubicles and individual offices, while others have wide-open spaces with communal areas.
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Inside, the second-floor space is gleaming with top-end espresso machinery and brewing equipment, and a plain communal table surrounded by coffee drinkers commands the centre of the room.
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