Re: Common Space- More or Less?
From: Diane (dianeclairegmail.com)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:25:46 -0700 (PDT)
>From oiur experience at Cambridge Cohousing, I'd say: 1. make spaces a
flexible and multi-purpose as possible; 2, Make sure the dining area is
acoustically quiet; 3.have as much green space as possible.
Diane

On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 7:37 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hi David!
>
> All this information is available in the directory on the Cohousing.org
> website. You don’t even have to go to the communities website, which by the
> way is also listed, it’s all right there. For example clicking on ravens
> roost Cohousing in Anchorage Alaska the immediate community info is:
>  Moved in 2016, suburban location,  6.2 acres,  35 units, CH size 3800 s/f.
>
> This should make it easy for you to get as much information as you want
> from a whole slew of Cohousing communities.
>
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takomavillage Cohousing
> Washington DC
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> All tiipos ... curtesy of Siri  :-)
>
> > On Apr 29, 2018, at 10:34 AM, David Mencher <menchers [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Cohousers
> >
> > Sharon's point regarding generic nature and open-endedness of questions
> is
> > noted.
> > I will try to narrow the field:
> > 1.  How many households (units) make up your community?
> > 2.  How large is your common space?
> > 3.  What does your common space consist of? (e.g. kitchen, dining room,
> > library, cafe, tool room, laundry room, toddlers soft play, etc)
> > 4.  Can you point out (best from experience) any aspects of common space
> > design or use that are clear mistakes to be avoided (we are a senior,
> > urban/semi-urban community of projected 30 units of between 700-950 sq
> > ft)?
> >
> > Thank you for any and all responses
> >
> > David Mencher
> > Cohousing Israel CHI
> >
> >
> > On 26 April 2018 at 16:48, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>> On Apr 26, 2018, at 8:33 AM, David Mencher <menchers [at] gmail.com> 
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 1.how many different size units were offered in your community?
> >>> 2.What do you consider the optimal size for common space for 30 units?
> >>> 3. How do you use the common space for multiple purposes most
> >> successfully?
> >>> 4. What are your best ideas for use of communal space? TIA!
> >>
> >> These are all topics that have been discussed. You can browse the
> archives
> >> to find many answers and much information. Then you can narrow your
> >> questions to something specific.
> >>
> >> As they are, the questions are so open ended that it would take a book
> to
> >> answer them or "no one knows” because the research hasn’t been done.
> >>
> >> Sharon
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