More, and yet more…
Hello again, @amiridina. The story of the unMonastery goes back nearly two years now. Here is a post written one year ago that has some of the answers you seek. At that time we have moved from concept to project; we had a partner, the Italian city of Matera; and the unMonasterians has visited the city for the first time, and started to meet the local people to identify the challenges the unMonastery would work on. It took the best part of another year before the actual residency could start: people have been living and working out of unMonastery Matera since February 1st 2014.
There are probably other ways to start an unMonastery. I am keen on this one, because the city was not only giving us a (spectacular) building: it was also giving unMonasterians a social role as the hackers-in-residence. And hack they do… and on the side, they try to engage with the local community and have good relations with them. For example, here’s some of them playing with Materan children on unMonastery’s Family Day. 
Let me know if you want to know more… or even better, go here and introduce yourself. Most people in the unMonastery hang out there and will be happy to meet you.