How about cohousing ?
Cohousing is a smale scale sustainable neighbourhood, typically between 20 and 30 units in size. Every household has their own private accommodation, but also shares a common house and communal gardens.
The private houses and flats are self-contained, with kitchen and bathroom, living space and bedrooms just like most housing. Because of the shared facilities, though, there is less need to have your own guest room, garage or workshop.
The common house is a place for shared meals, a place where you meet your neighbours, a place where your guests can stay and a place to exchange tools / buggies / lawnmowers / skills / knowledge / help and advice.
Cars are kept at the edge of the site, so that the inner courtyard or garden is traffic-free. Some of the outside space is shared, and usually the houses have small private gardens too.
Cohousing is a design for housing that allows privacy and encourages community. It saves money for residents by sharing tasks and equipment, and it reduces our impact on the environment by joining together to share heat, light, water, recycling and all the basic requirements for a good life.
It's great for children - there's safe space to play or hang out - and therefore great for parents. It's good for single people - there's always someone to share a coffee or take in a parcel - and for downsizing couples. Older people can be part of a lively community. It's suitable for all ages and times of life.
Cohousing started in the 1960s and 1970s in Denmark. There are now fully built schemes across Europe, North America and Australia, and many more in development. In the UK there are a number of cohousing projects already in existence, and groups in development in places such as Lancaster, Leeds, London - and Norwich!
What is cohousing?
A cohousing community is a particular type of intentional community which is made up of adjacent private homes that also share a number of facilities. Cohousing communities are planned, owned and managed by the residents who may also share activities like cooking, eating together, childcare, gardening and administration. Shared facilities may include a kitchen, dining room, laundry, childcare facilities, offices, internet access and guest rooms. Interaction between neighbours provides social, practical, economic and environmental benefits.Cohousing is a smale scale sustainable neighbourhood, typically between 20 and 30 units in size. Every household has their own private accommodation, but also shares a common house and communal gardens.
The private houses and flats are self-contained, with kitchen and bathroom, living space and bedrooms just like most housing. Because of the shared facilities, though, there is less need to have your own guest room, garage or workshop.
The common house is a place for shared meals, a place where you meet your neighbours, a place where your guests can stay and a place to exchange tools / buggies / lawnmowers / skills / knowledge / help and advice.
Cars are kept at the edge of the site, so that the inner courtyard or garden is traffic-free. Some of the outside space is shared, and usually the houses have small private gardens too.
Cohousing is a design for housing that allows privacy and encourages community. It saves money for residents by sharing tasks and equipment, and it reduces our impact on the environment by joining together to share heat, light, water, recycling and all the basic requirements for a good life.
Who is it for?
It's great for children - there's safe space to play or hang out - and therefore great for parents. It's good for single people - there's always someone to share a coffee or take in a parcel - and for downsizing couples. Older people can be part of a lively community. It's suitable for all ages and times of life.
Cohousing started in the 1960s and 1970s in Denmark. There are now fully built schemes across Europe, North America and Australia, and many more in development. In the UK there are a number of cohousing projects already in existence, and groups in development in places such as Lancaster, Leeds, London - and Norwich!
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