RetroFit Cohousing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 12:07:01 -0600 (MDT) |
> I'd like > to see us do a lot-development retrofit, by which I mean that we > identify a neighborhood that has a wide range of housing units and > types available (we are looking at existing city neighborhoods, close > to downtown Portland) and as individuals/families/households, live as > near to each other as possible. When houses or apartment buildings > close to the commonhouse are for sale or for rent, this will give a > household the opportunity to move closer in. I would like to apply > the new-development idea of getting a common house first, start > community meetings, potlucks, and dinners on site as soon as > possible. I am very interested in this model. Please keep us up to date on how it is going. After seeing how hard it is to actually design and build from scratch, retro-fit might actually be easier. And in urban areas like DC, where bare land is unavailable or much too expensive, it may be only way cohousing can grow. Starting with a commonhouse might be the thing that really gets it moving. It instantly creates a sense of community and commonground. You have a center and a space to share activities equally. You also have a place to store jointly purchased stuff like lawnmowers or food. One group had the idea of buying a house and renting the upstairs to one household to pay for the building and provide a temporary space for households in transition from one house to another or while a house is being renovated. Sharon -- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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