Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Outdoor eating space at your common house?

[Linda Kato (lindanicosiakato]

Our cohousing is located in Shepherdstown, WV.   Our Common House has a
screened porch on the East side and a patio area on the South side.  Both
are used for outside dining and both areas are getting a lot of use during
the pandemic, especially the screened in porch.  We love it.   The patio is
too bright and hot all the time.  Too much concrete paving, in my opinion.
But it is getting used a lot during the pandemic.

Linda

On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 12:52 PM Maggi <librarymaggi [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Our community is looking at the possibility of building a patio outside our
> common house. We already have a lovely wall of windows that currently walks
> out to a grassy area, which we use for meals & gathering during the summer
> months, but as it gets colder in Michigan, we are perennially sad about
> losing our outdoor space. We are looking at these factors:
> - surface underfoot (with concerns for drainage, as well as potential later
> build-out)
> - cover above our heads (with concerns for attractiveness, rain/snow cover,
> sun cover)
> - community use during various seasons
>
> Right now, during the pandemic, there are specific needs, but I am not
> really looking at that. This is a longer-term view. Also, we have easily
> portable, foldable, weather-resistant tables, so that's not a factor
> either.
>
> Thanks for your feedback about your outdoor eating space and how it is
> used!
>
> -Maggi Rohde
> Touchstone Cohousing (built 2005)
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