Cohousing-L Mailing List: Lot Development Model

[Mac Thomson (mac]

Rob, thank you for your response to my lot model query.  As with so many of
your postings, it was quite helpful.

>> How has it worked out?  Are you happy with the results?

> Speaking for Sharingwood I would say it has had mixed results. 
> Generally we are pretty well established as a community and get along
> well. Some of the houses, especially the early ones, have very little
> interaction with the community and our overall site design for phase 1
> is pretty poorly done as far as a social community design goes.

I was a bit surprised to see you stressing social community design.  I got
the impression from some of your previous postings that design wasn't that
big of an issue for a community.  You seemed to stress deliberate interaction
and communication.  Would you mind elaborating on this?

Some other questions based on your posting . . . .
What about the design hasn't worked out?
Why don't some of the early houses interact with the community?  Is site
design the key factor or is it something else?
Is one of the problems too big of suburban type houses, as you alluded to in
the Communities magazine article?
Would you recommend regulating the size of houses?
What do you intend to do differently in phase 2 to remedy the problems?

*   Mac Thomson                         San Juan Cohousing
*   Mac [at] HappyValley.com           Durango, Colorado
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