Cohousing-L Mailing List: Common House Questions

[H. Kenneth Walker (kwalk04]

We are finalizing design issues on the common house for our 12 unit 
cohousing community in Atlanta.  We have a few questions for those of you 
who would like to respond from your experience:

(Our common house will be addressing a community of 20-24 people)

1. APPLIANCES:  
        a. Do you recommend commercial or residential grade 
appliances, or specify for which common house appliances, i.e. 
dishwasher? Do you have recommendations for sizes or specifications for 
sinks, refrigerators, cooktops, preparation areas.
        b. How many ovens will we need? 
        c. Does anyone use a grill/griddle-top in their common house, and with 
what experience?
        
2.  MAILBOXES:
        What is your experience about size of mailboxes that function 
well.

3.  INFORMATION BOARD:
        What experience/advice do you have about size, material, 
location, usage, etc. of the common house "information board."