Elderberry CoHousing: Exploring Home Designs

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Exploring Home Designs

Elderberry is now in the process of exploring designs for our homes. We will be working to get ideas and estimates from several designers/architects. Now is the time to get involved if you are intersted in helping with home design. Know of a great local designer or architect? Let us know!

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UnknownNovember 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM
Sarah Susanka of "The Not So Big House" book series lives in Raleigh.

Also, Ross Chapin http://www.rosschapin.com/Plans/Cottage/PearsCherries/PearsCherries.html has designed some absolutely charming homes and 'cottage communities' in the Pacific Northwest.

Might also be worth looking into some locally built 'extreme-green' modular construction (look before you reject it out of hand) http://www.xtremegreenhomes.com/specifications.php
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About Elderberry CoHousing

Elderberry is not your usual retirement community! Situated in a beautiful rural setting, we are an adult cohousing community and creative alternative to urban living. Our community of couples and individuals has a vision to live an active and interdependent life, to support life-long learning and growing, and to work together on activities of interest.

Self-created, self-managed and self-directed, all members have an equal voice in our consensus-based community decisions. We live in this community to learn and share our experiences with one another, our wider community, and our world.

Elderberry is for folks who want to live in the country, with the advantages of a close community and opportunities to play, eat and work together. The view from homes and the Common House is distinctly rural — rolling hills and fields, pastures and gardens, woodlands with hundred-year-old trees, barns and farmhouse, abundant wildlife, and a starry night sky unaffected by city lights.

Each townhome is a maximum of 1,200 square feet, and configured in duplexes and quadraplexes to preserve land, increase energy efficiency and encourage community among members.

Elderberry welcomes visits from those who may be interested in living with us. We invite you to explore our website, and contact us to learn more about our lovely community!