This is a art-loft-live-work-industrial-garden housing solution called Containers In Common, referring back to the social space “commons” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons). It shows 30 units on a small urban infill site. This concept could be adapted to serve as housing for seniors, veterans or as temporary/emergency housing.
The units are combined into a woven mat of spaces that link living, working, gardening and cooking in plan and section.
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- Co-housing mat
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- Living Spaces
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- Working Spaces
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- Garden Spaces
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- Kitchen Spaces
The units contain basic living needs bed, bath, storage, snacks and the shared spaces contain indoor/outdoor living rooms and kitchens.
Interior of individual unit ~320sf
Community spaces are low-maintenance and “wild” giving permission to residents for their own localized modifications: graffiti, installations, more gardens, etc.
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- entering from the street
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- inside the design – a shared space
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- community center
Articles about co-housing around America: