Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Micro Living Units -- Affordable

[alberta maged (albertamaged]

have wanted for years now living situation w/ private suites and shared common 
areas.  Spent too much time in nursing homes w/ my parents I think but there is 
an attractiveness to such institutional buildings being converted.  Wide 
hallways, rooms doubled up to fit a single person/couple, and large kitchen 
area w/ multiple stoves/burners and many refrigerators.  Not the same as 
sharing food but for urban areas especially might be more plausible.  Motels in 
outlying areas provide similar situations.  I don't need a private bathroom nor 
a private kitchen.

let me know if anyone is interested in finding such a place.

bye, Alberta

> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 07:52:53 -0600
> From: fholson [at] cohousing.org
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Micro Living Units -- Affordable
> 
> 
> On 22 Oct 2014 R Philip Dowds wrote:
> > Who says every individual or couple needs a private bathroom or
> > kitchen?  Well, we all do, that's the American way.
> 
> On 4 Nov 2014 Sharon Villines wrote:
> > There is also room of micro units for young people.
> > The 20-somethings.
> 
> These two thoughts reminded me of where my 20-something son lived
> for a year while in college. It was a complex of units that had
> 4 bedrooms around a kitchen,dining/living room, laundry
> and 2 bathrooms.  It had individual leases for each bedroom tho I
> think many units were shared by people who knew each other before
> sharing a unit.
> 
> All bedrooms have a large closet. (It also has 4 bedroom/4
> bathroom and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom variants.)  See floor plans
> at: http://www.jeffersonatberry.com/floor-plans.php
> 
> I also remember an architect friend telling me years ago about his
> inovation in more conventional apartments that had several large
> bedrooms (rather than a 'master" bedroom with smaller bedrooms).
> 
> Inclusion of a unit intended to be shared might be an attractive
> option of some.
> 
> Fred
> 
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