Re: announcement - design cds
From: mdutton (mduttonshaw.ca)
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:34:04 -0700 (MST)
Sounds wonderful....we have a big education job to do here in Northern Alberta, 
Canada.  Let us know when the presentations are available and how to order...
Maggie Dutton,
H.O.M.E.S. Housing Ourselves Made Easy Society
www.thehomesproject.shawbiz.ca


----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Fitch, A.I.A." <lfitch [at] krausfitch.com>
Date: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:32 pm
Subject: [C-L]_announcement - design cds

> We would like to announce the upcoming availability of power point 
> presentations / slide shows on the following topics.  These shows 
> are 
> packed with artfully arranged images from cohousing communities 
> across 
> the country, as well as informational text and design tips.  They 
> are 
> suitable for viewing by individuals or small groups around a lap 
> top, or 
> projection to a larger group.  Parts 1 and 2 will be available 
> within a 
> few weeks, the others will follow shortly.
> 
> Part 1:  What is Cohousing?
>   This presentation is designed to help you market the idea of 
> cohousing to perspective new members.  It shows the people side of 
> cohousing and what it is like to live in community.
> 
> Part 2:  Cohousing Site Design
>    This presentation includes a walk through all the important 
> site 
> design features (from parking to quiet meditative spots), as well 
> as a 
> tour of a dozen or so built communities.
> 
> Part 3:  Common House Design
>    This slide show takes you room by room through a common house, 
> illustrated with solutions to all the issues from cohousing 
> communities 
> across the country.  It is packed with information about great 
> rooms and 
> kitchens, as well as laundries and mail rooms.
> 
> Part 4:  Cohousing Unit Design
>    This presentation looks first at the exterior massing of units 
> and 
> how they are connected or not to each other and the greater 
> community. 
> Then it moves into the private home.  It looks at important 
> issues such 
> as wheelchair accessibility, open floor plans, and natural lighting.
> 
> Part 5:  Affordability, Sustainable Design, and Product Selection:
>    This slide show will help you balance your many goals when it 
> comes 
> to actually picking products with which to build your community.
> 
> Please contact us now if you are interested in hearing more about 
> these 
> slide shows.  We intend to make them available through the 
> cohousing 
> network store in the near future.
> 
> Thank you,
> Laura Fitch, resident of Pioneer Valley Cohousing and cohousing 
> architect
> -- 
> Laura Fitch, A.I.A.
> Principal Architect
> 
> KRAUS-FITCH ARCHITECTS, INC.
> 110 Pulpit Hill Rd.
> Amherst, MA  01002
> 413-549-5799
> 413-549-7918 (fax)
> 
> lfitch [at] krausfitch.com
> 
> 
> 
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