Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Words I Wish We Used

[Emilie Parker (emilie.v.parker]

The design strategy sounds really nice, Sharon.  Is there something better
about the term "the big house?"

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On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

>
> "The big house" rather than “the common house.” A term common in family
> compounds that began with a big house and family members added small cabins
> all around. I realize this was used for prisons in the 1930s but it has
> wider use in family camps in the Adirondacks long before that.
>
> "The great room.” This one has as much to do with design than changing
> names — a room with 2-3 soft furniture seating areas. Small tables for
> puzzles, games, and laptops. A large table to seat 8-10 people for small
> meals and team meetings. Big ferns.
>
> A large rug for children to play on and for acoustics. A room in which
> multiple things go on and people have to accommodate each other, not
> separate off into separate rooms. Home is for separate rooms, not the big
> house, which is for people together.
>
> Put the larger dining room off to the side in a room with lots of sun but
> no other heat. A simple room.
>
> So if you are designing or redesigning …...
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines, Washington DC
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> "Design is the first sign of human intention." William McDonough
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