Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Cohousing Caravan Park

[Duane Martinez (duane]

Hey all

There are a ton of great pre-fab homes on the market today.  Two firms
that I have recently had the opportunity to interact with are Resolution
4 Architecture and Rocio Romero.  Both design firms have explored the
notions of creating beautiful functional spaces that can be modular,
durable, and unique.  Romero's designs are really affordable.  

Cohousing could definitely use a modern, affordable facelift into
modular.  

re4a.com

rocioromero.com

Peace,

duane

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Duane Martinez
Assistant Project Manager
Wonderland Hill Develpment Co.
4676.Broadway
Boulder.CO.80304
303.449.3232.ext.207
duane [at] whdc.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dahako [at] aol.com [mailto:Dahako [at] aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:46 AM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Cohousing Caravan Park

Hi all-
 
Not trailers please - I work in disaster recovery - including dealing
with  
the aftermath of the hurricanes in Florida and all along the East Coast
last  
year.  No plain trailers.  
 
How about single or double-wide manufactured housing on a permanent  
foundation with the wheels removed and with HUD-standard roof tie-downs?
Such 
housing can be affordable but a far better investment and more
disaster-resistant 
than trailers. Not to mention easier to get financing and  permits for.
I think 
you could use an extra doublewide for a common house.   Might even be
able to 
get a grant from FEMA mitigation funds for a safe room for  a disaster 
shelter that could also be used for other community functions.
 
Jessie Handforth Kome
Eastern Village Cohousing
Silver Spring, Maryland
Where the artists who were using our unfinished commercial wing for a
show  
just packed up and left, and we are waiting for an influx of cohousers
from all 
 over the Mid-Atlantic for a weekend of facilitation training with Laird

Schaub.
 
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