Structure with fairness and clarity

The membership structure is designed to balance openness with accountability, access with responsibility, and scale with intimacy. It creates hierarchy without elitism and flexibility without abuse. Every element exists to support culture first, with revenue and operations following naturally.

Membership is not a badge—it is a relationship between the member, their Primary House, and the broader network.

Resident Membership

The core of the network

Resident membership is the primary and defining membership type.

A Resident member:

• Lives within the Resident Zone (50 miles) of their Primary House
• Participates regularly in the life of that house
• Uses the house as an extension of daily life
• Hosts friends and builds community locally

Resident members form the cultural backbone of each house. They create familiarity, continuity, and social memory—the essential ingredients of belonging.

Resident membership is intentionally capped to preserve:

• Recognition by staff
• Repeated social interaction
• A sense of “this is my place”

Associate Membership

Global belonging without local saturation