Re: Denmark Cohousing [Was Innovative Models for Independent, Assisted and Full Care Homes | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: R Philip Dowds (rpdowdscomcast.net) | |
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:54:16 -0700 (PDT) |
The stunningly beautiful Durham Central Park Coho is of course a demonstration of how urban, apartment-style cohousing can hit one out of the park. Philip Dowds Cornerstone Cohousing Cambridge, MA mobile: 617.460.4549 email: rpdowds [at] comcast.net <mailto:rpdowds [at] comcast.net> > On Jun 25, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] > sharonvillines.com> wrote: > > I was struck by a presentation at the Cohousing Conference on cohousing in > Denmark that the communities were much more like tall apartment buildings > just like most of the American condos. > > They had gardens maintained by residents which our condos don’t normally > have. Residents are required to spend 4 or so hours a month on community > support and maintenance, including gardening. > > They also have elevators which many or our cohousing layouts can’t support -- > not enough floors to justify the cost. But lack of an elevator is a major > restriction for anyone with a temporary or permanent disability, older people > for whom stairs are often difficult (hard on the hips), and anyone with a > stroller, shopping cart, basket of laundry and one hand on a toddler. > > Sharon > ---- > Sharon Villines > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC > http://www.takomavillage.org <http://www.takomavillage.org/>
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Innovative Models for Independent, Assisted and Full Care Homes ML Burke, June 25 2015
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Denmark Cohousing [Was Innovative Models for Independent, Assisted and Full Care Homes Sharon Villines, June 25 2015
- Re: Denmark Cohousing [Was Innovative Models for Independent, Assisted and Full Care Homes R Philip Dowds, June 25 2015
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Denmark Cohousing [Was Innovative Models for Independent, Assisted and Full Care Homes Sharon Villines, June 25 2015
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