Co-housing Works In Seattle

Combining group ownership and independent living can be tricky. Seattle has several successes.

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October 23, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

"Co-housing involves a group of families and individuals planning and developing places to live that are more compact and socially interactive. Typically, a co-housing group will hire an architect and a builder who are willing to accommodate the individual needs of households, and to make a place that reflects the ideals of the group as a whole."

Thanks to Design Architecture

FULL STORY: Community by design: Cohousing projects in Seattle combine group ownership with independent living

Monday, October 22, 2001 in The Seattle Times

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