How does cohousing design foster a sense of place and community identity?

Cohousing is people living together in neighborhoods designed for community interaction and personal privacy. Cohousing communities are designed to foster a sense of belonging among residents within a supportive neighborhood. of their housing. Cohousing can take many forms, so there are types to suit everybody's retirement vision. Some cohousing communities are. Manzanita Village is a resident-developed, cooperative neighborhood, modeled after the Cohousing communities of Denmark. Residents take an active part in ... Cohousing is an intentional community of private homes with lots of shared spaces. The residents have shared values and enrich each others' lives. Oct 26, 2015 ... http://www.houseplanninghelp.com/lilac Joe Atkinson from LILAC summarises what cohousing is all about. Cohousing neighborhoods consist of 20-40 private homes, clustered among shared facilities, fostering a village feeling. Cohousing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that creates safe and sustainable housing opportunities for people with different intellectual abilities. A cohousing community like Fremont's Mission Peak Village will value a sustainable urban design that promotes green building and eco-friendly practices while ... Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves, by Kathryn Mccamant and Charles Durrett, is the classic text of cohousing.