Cohousing Projects

SILVER SAGE VILLAGE, BOULDER, CO
One of the fi rst senior cohousing communities to be built in the United States. Part of the new Holiday Neighborhood in North Boulder, this 16-unit community is situated around a garden court and features a 5,000 sf common house, a workshop, a common deck and community gardens. Providing design services and some construction documents. Construction completed 2007.

NEVADA CITY COHOUSING, NEVADA CITY, CA
A 34-unit community on 11 acres within walking distance of the small town “Main Street” of Nevada City in the Sierra Foothills. Site plan also includes seven single-family lots with seven carriage units for a total of 48 units. Providing full architectural, project management and development services. Construction completed 2006.

COTATI COHOUSING, COTATI, CA
A mixed-use project located at the edge of a small downtown. This 30-unit community shares a common house, garden and workshop and includes 7,500 sf of commercial storefronts. Provided full architectural and project management and development services. Construction completed October 2003.

TEMESCAL CREEK COHOUSING, OAKLAND, CA
Buying several buildings in an existing neighborhood, this 8-unit”retrofi t” cohousing community added a new common house and will grow as neighboring houses become available. Provided design and development services.

PLEASANT HILL COHOUSING, PLEASANT HILL, CA
A suburban in-fi ll site of 2.2 acres; the 32-unit community shares a 4,000 square foot common house, a pool, garden and workshop. Provided full architectural, project management and development services. Construction completed November 2001.

TEMESCAL COMMONS COHOUSING, OAKLAND, CA
A resident group combined two urban lots to develop an infi ll cohousing community. One lot contains an old residence divided into two fl ats, four new homes and a common house. Opening a fence to an adjacent property creates a 9-unit community. The community incorporates many sustainable building techniques. Provided full architectural services and development consulting. Construction completed June 2000.

TOUCHSTONE COHOUSING, ANN ARBOR, MI
The third adjacent community in Ann Arbor’s cohousing neighborhood. 46 homes on a 6-acre parcel next to the Great Oak and Sunward communities. Providing design services for modular construction process. Currrently in the design phase.

GREAT OAK COHOUSING, ANN ARBOR, MI
A 37-unit community next to Sunward Cohousing. Provided design services. Construction completed 2003.

HEARTHSTONE COHOUSING, NORTH DENVER, CO
This 33-unit cohousing community is the fi rst built as part of a “new urbanist” planned unit development. The townhouse courtyard layout fi ts comfortably within the new mixed-use neighborhood while maintaining a strong sense of community within the cohousing site. Construction completed September 2001.

BELLINGHAM COHOUSING, BELLINGHAM, WA
32 townhouses cluster on a 5.8 acre site that includes over 2 acres of wetlands and a stream. The original farmhouse was remodeled and incorporated into the common house. Provided full architectural and project management services. Construction completed June 2000.

PRAIRIE SKY COHOUSING, ALBERTA, CANADA
Located in the inner city community of Winston Heights near downtown Calgary. 18 units and a 3200 sf common house, with underground parking, on 0.75 acres. Provided programming and schematic design. Construction completed June 2003.

METRO COHOUSING AT CULVER WAY, ST. LOUIS, MO
40 condominiums and a common house in historic factory buildings in St. Louis. Includes live/work options and underground parking. Provided programming and schematic design as well as the common house kitchen. Currently in design phase.

CASA VERDE COMMONS, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
34 units and a 3000 sf common house on a 3 acre in-fi ll site, located near downtown. Provided site programming. Winner of 2003 E* EPA/New Millennium Award for energy-effi ciency.

MIDTOWN COHOUSING, DENVER, CO
Community of 18 courtyard condominiums and a common house on one-half acre in an old, centrally-located neighborhood. Developed by a non-profi t developer in conjunction with the residents, the community accommodates low, moderate, and market-rate home buyers.

SONORA COHOUSING, TUCSON, AZ
36 courtyard homes on a 4.8 acre infi ll site in a low-income neighborhood share a straw bale common house. The common house consists of three separate buildings, tied together with porches, which create a comfortable courtyard for gathering. Passive cooling was major consideration in the design. Completed 2001.

SWAN’S MARKET COHOUSING, OAKLAND, CA
Design and development consulting services for a 20-unit community adjacent to 18 units of affordable housing as part of a downtown, mixed-use project in the historic Swan’s Market building. The development is an important anchoring point for new infi ll development in downtown Oakland. Construction completed June 2000.

BERKELEY COHOUSING, BERKELEY, CA
Development project management and complete architectural services to resident group to create a 14-unit community on a .75 acre site with several existing buildings. Project included adding four new units, substantial renovation to four units, and subdividing property as condominiums. Construction completed 1997.

THE DOYLE STREET COHOUSING COMMUNITY, EMERYVILLE, CA
A 12-unit cohousing community that reuses an existing brick industrial building with a new second story. Provided complete architectural and project management services Construction completed 1992.

RIVER ROCK COMMONS – COHOUSING ON THE POUDRE, FT. COLLINS, CO
Provided participatory programming and design services for 34-unit community with 2500 sf common house on 4 acres, 5 blocks from Historic Downtown district. Construction completed 2000.

WINDSONG, VANCOUVER, BC
Provided participatory programming, schematic design and design consultation services to resident group and local architect for this 34-unit cohousing community. First cohousing community with a glass-covered street in North America. Construction completed July 1996.

HIGHLINE CROSSING, DENVER, CO
Provided programming, schematic design and design development drawings for 4000 sf common house as well as consulting on the site plan and unit design of this 36-unit cohousing community. Construction completed 1995.

CARDIFF PLACE, VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
Worked with group and developer’s architect to program and redesign plans for turning a 17-unit condominium into a cohousing community. Extensive remodel of an existing structure and new construction of a 4-story, 120-unit building. Construction completed Fall 1994.

SUNWARD COHOUSING, ANN ARBOR, MI
Provided programming and design services for site plan and common house for a 40-unit community on a 5-acre south-facing sloped site. Construction completed 1998.

SOUTHSIDE PARK COHOUSING, SACRAMENTO, CA
A cohousing community of 25 townhouses and 2500 sf common house in downtown Sacramento. The project worked closely with the City to provide affordable units. Provided participatory programming, schematic design services, and development consultation. Construction completed 1993.

MUIR COMMONS, DAVIS, CA
A cohousing community of 26 townhouses and 3600 sf common house. Provided participatory programming and schematic design services. Construction completed 1991.

SAN JUAN COHOUSING, DURANGO, CO
Providing programming and design services for the site plan. The community is clustered on a small portion of a 300-acre site.

WASATCH COHOUSING, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Provided programming and design for site plan and common house for a 26-unit community on a 4.2-acre site. Construction completed 1998.

LIBERTY VILLAGE COHOUSING, FREDERICK, MD
Located on a 23-acre site at the edge of Libertytown with 15 acres of undeveloped land. Provided programming and design services for a 3,900 sf common house. Currently under construction.

EAST LAKE ECOVILLAGE, ATLANTA, GA
Provided programming and design services for site plan and community facilities of a 67-unit community on a 20-acre site near historic East Lake District of Atlanta. Construction completed 2001. (Two adjecant communities)

GREYROCK COHOUSING, FORT COLLINS, CO
Provided programming and design for a 4,200 sf common house for a 30-unit community. Construction completed 1996.

A variety of design and development services have also been provided to numerous other cohousing communities, including the following:

  • Faraway Ranch, Telluride, CO
  • Deschutes Cohousing, Tumwater, WA
  • Milagro Cohousing, Tucson, AZ
  • Benicia Waterfront Commons, Benicia, CA
  • Mission Bay Cohousing, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Synergy Cohousing, Delray Beach, FL
  • Acacia Cohousing, Santa Rosa, CA
  • Winslow Cohousing, Bainbridge Island, WA
  • Commons on the Alameda, Santa Fe, AZ
  • Eno Commons, Durham, NC
  • Westwood Cohousing, Asheville, NC
  • Burlington Cohousing, Burlington, VT
  • Nyland Cohousing, Lafayette, CO
  • Cambridge Cohousing, Cambridge, MA
  • Dallas Cohousing, Dallas, TX
  • Lake Claire Cohousing, Atlanta, GA
  • EcoVillage at Ithaca, Ithaca, NY
  • Lyons Cohousing, Lyons, CO
  • Fresno Cohousing, Fresno, CA
  • Harmony Village Cohousing, Golden, CO