Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Seattle/Web Danish cohousing presentation 4/28/05

[Grace Kim (grace]

Thanks Fred!

For those of you who can't view Flash websites, here are the particulars of the 
presentation in case you are in the area and able to come.

Living together is the literal translation of the Danish word bofællesskaber, 
the concept of cohousing which the Danes pioneered in the mid 1960's.  In Fall 
2004, the co-founders of Schemata Workshop, architects Grace Kim and Mike 
Mariano, spent two months in Denmark researching over 20 cohousing communities. 
 The research focused on the function and design of the Common House (or 
faellushus).  Through extended visits, interviews, and participation in 
community meals Grace and Mike were able to obtain insights to how these 
communities have sustained and grown over the past thirty years.  The open 
house will provide an opportunity to view some of the photos taken during their 
research as well as floor plans of the housing and site plans for the overall 
communities.  A one hour presentation will provide detailed information about 
the Common House and its role in the overall design of the physical environment 
as well as the social cohesion of the community.

The event is sponsored by Schemata Workshop, an architectural collaborative 
located in Seattle.  Grant funding for the research was provided by the 
University of Washington Valle Scholar Program.

Date:
Thursday, April 28

Time: 
4-8pm Open House
6pm Slide presentation

Location:
Commons at the Northwest Work Lofts
3131 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
1.800.358.1589 or grace [at] schemataworkshop.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Fred H Olson [mailto:fholson [at] cohousing.org] 
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 6:35 AM
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Cc: Grace Kim
Subject: Seattle/Web Danish cohousing presentation 4/28/05

Grace Kim <grace [at] schemataworkshop.com> is the author of the message below.
It was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
I dont think Kim subscribes to cohousing-L
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For those in the Seattle area, on April 28 (Thursday), I will be
presenting my research on common houses in Danish cohousing communities 

4-8pm open house with photo boards from over 20 communities throughout
Denmark.

6-7pm slide presentation

Why do I have all these images and information?

I received a grant from the University of Washington to spend 2 months
in Copenhagen last fall to study Danish cohousing.  We lived in an
apartment near the center of the city and spent a lot of time traveling
around Sjealand and up to Aarhus and Randers.  Many of the communities
we visited were 20-35 years old, and a few that had recently started.
Many of the older ones I had never even heard of prior to my trip.

You can download the invitation (which contains a few photos and brief
program description as well as map to the building) from our website by
clicking on "current".  

http://www.schemataworkshop.com 

<< Requires flash player ... Fred>>

If you have troubles, please contact me directly and I can send you a
link directly to the PDF.

Hopefully by the end of the week, we'll have some photos of each
community under the "research" section, so please check back.

grace h. kim, aia
principal
schemata workshop
an architectural collaborative
159 western ave west #483
seattle wa 98119
206.285.1589 voice
206.285.2701 fax
http://www.schemataworkshop.com