Re: How big is too big (for a house) | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:26:50 -0700 (PDT) |
> On Mar 22, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Jacob Machina <jakemachina [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > One interested member would like to build substantially larger than the > currently envisioned largest home (would ideally be ~3500 sq ft) to support > having a multi-generational single family home with enough space to suit > their tastes (they currently live in a 5000 sq ft house in a very nice > neighborhood). It’s hard to generalize about cohousing but in general a large house with small houses willl be less valuable than a big house on a big house street. Just like a small house in a neighborhood of big houses will be worth more than other houses the same size in other neighborhoods — partly because the land is more valuable than the house. But cohousing is different. We have 2 units that are large — four bedrooms, one very large, more like a family room, 3.5 baths, and a full basement. They are next door to one bedrooms and three bedrooms. I haven’t seen any jealousy or problems with this. I don’t think cohousers think in those terms or they wouldn’t be cohousers. We do have people who only want a large unit. They have several children, need an office, etc. Ours have not often been available. In terms of the house fitting in with the neighborhood, I would suggest designing it so it looks like 2-3 units instead of a McMansion. Think of the house in three cubes. And design it so it can be easily converted to 2-3 units when this household moves. At Loudon County EcoVillage at least some of the units were built with an apartment downstairs. It can be an entertainment center, a guest room, or an apartment. It could also be rented. I think something like that would be universally useful. Sharon ---- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org
-
How big is too big (for a house) Jacob Machina, March 22 2017
- Re: How big is too big (for a house) Sharon Villines, March 23 2017
- Re: How big is too big (for a house) Elizabeth Magill, March 23 2017
-
Re: How big is too big (for a house) Jessie Kome, March 23 2017
-
Re: How big is too big (for a house) Sharon Villines, April 12 2017
- Re: How big is too big (for a house) Dick Margulis, April 12 2017
-
Re: How big is too big (for a house) Sharon Villines, April 12 2017
Results generated by Tiger Technologies Web hosting using MHonArc.