Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: housing enmasse [FWD]

[Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholson]

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I have heard of a group in Colorado which has acquired? a closed 
military base to do a group of 6? cohousing project on.  In doing a 
large site, I would suggest breaking into  villages or 25 to 30 houses 
each, each indeFrom maroon.tc.umn.edu!fholson Fri Feb  3 14:20:12 1995
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 95 13:30:17 CST
From: "Fred H Olson WB0YQM" <fholson [at] maroon.tc.umn.edu>
To: cohousing-L [at] uci.com
Subject: Re: Multiple people living in the same unit  [FWD]

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Dale B. Walker  wrote:


>I know that when my partner and I went to one of the local cohousing groups
>(currently in organization) and looked at their floor plans and projected
>pricing, we determinpendently designed, each with its own commonhouse. Then 
I would provide a large outdoor gathering plaza which is available and 
somehow connected to all the villages as a large group place. This 
central plaza could also contain a structures common to all such as the 
village services (stores, arts, etc.).

I would closely read the cohousing book on site design because I would 
agree with Chuck and Katy that their is a point where too large becomes 
institutional and loses the flavor and feeling and ability for close 
interactions.  Look particularly at their descriptions of the 
personal/public transitions and apply that on the larger scale between 
the villages.

My .02

Rob Sandelin

ed that the only way that we were likely to be able to
>afford to buy in would be to share a 4 bedroom unit with 2 other adults.


I would very much be interested in hearing more about this sort of 
"subdivision" of units, especially co-ownership.  Having one owner and 
a renter or housemate is common, having 2 unrelated adults in a single 
family house as co-owners is different and, as Dale suggests, perhaps 
an excellent solution to economic realities.

Ideas, experiences?

Rob Sandelin
Sharingwood