Cohousing-L Mailing List: higher density cohousing = dorms

[Grace Kim (grace]

Ken wrote (and I seriously paraprashed):

" Back in sophomore year I lived in a dorm that had a really nice
design.

The pod was like a livingroom.  

 

The pods were nice places to hang out.  

Because there were always residents hanging out in the pods, people who
knew who lived in the building, it was a very secure building. 

 

It was a really good experience in a lot of ways."

 

 

I think Ken's experience is quite easy for many Americans to relate to.

Cohousing is a lot like living in a college dorm.

And I've heard many people in both Denmark and the US who currently live
in cohousing relating it to that experience.  Cohousing is the "adult
version" of living w/ people that are in a similar situation and seek
comraderie, friendship - that like the opportunity of knocking on a
couple of doors and spontaneously rallying enough friends to go watch a
movie, play a game, or get dinner.

 

 

grace h. kim, aia

principal

 

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