Danish Cohousing

Cohous­ing: com­mu­ni­ties bal­ance the tra­di­tional advan­tages of shared com­mon facil­i­ties and on-going con­nec­tions with your neigh­bors. These coop­er­a­tive neigh­bor­hoods, both inter-generational and for elders, are among the most promis­ing solu­tions to many of today’s most chal­leng­ing social and envi­ron­men­tal concerns.

Design Strat­egy: Cre­at­ing a foun­da­tion for the place­ment of struc­tures for hous­ing as to cre­ate a respon­sive site plan allow­ing the con­text to define traf­fic pat­terns, pub­lic + pri­vate domains, views, meet­ing places, park­ing + veg­e­ta­tions.

Site Lines were used to con­struct the mass­ing of the build­ings, match­ing the cues from the con­text while allow­ing for solar access to the site, sep­a­rate pedes­trian and car access, and adding veg­e­ta­tion over the walk­ways to empha­size promenades.

This use of con­nec­tions through the site brings con­ti­nu­ity through what seems like a mess of lines. Allow­ing flow through the site in simul­ta­ne­ous ways rather than through rigid ‘rivers and trib­u­taries’ that seem to be clear and pur­pose­ful (and boring).

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