Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Lot development model cohousing [was: More affordable housing ideas

[Jeff Zucker (jeffreyz]

Rob Sandelin wrote:

> What you call cozy, some would call crowded. No, I have not yet seen a lot
> development model which does the street notion, with houses facing across a
> street from each other. At Sharingwood, our pedestrian area is a loop, with
> a large garden in the center which all the homes face into. The sort of
> dense, Urban crowding models promoted by the Cohousing Company tend not to
> be used in rural settings, where lot development is more likely to occur.
> One reason is perhaps because of zoning issues. We hired the Cohousing
> Company to help us with our pedestrian design, but the community rejected
> their street proposal, it didn't fit the rural nature of our community.
> Perhaps some other lot development group has done this?
>
> Rob Sandelin
> Sharingwood  www.sharingwood.org
>
>

Rob,
    You may recall Manzanita Village from your visit over a year ago.  Does
this fit into the catagory of a lot development model with houses facing the
street?  You can look at our site plan and other information at
www.manzanitavillage.com


--
Jeffrey L. Zucker   A.I.A.
Zucker/Ackerman - Architecture
282 Jacob Lane
Prescott Az.  86303
jeffreyz [at] cableone.net
(928)  445-8531


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