What type of growth should you prepare for ?
- Apr 10
- 2 min read
What type of growth should you prepare for ?
Before you get the project built you should keep in mind the members will change over time. If your group skews really young people will get partners and first kids. If they're more middle age you have to think of people getting their second child. If people have adult children maybe people move back in with their parents temporarily to save money to buy a house. If the members are advanced seniors or elderly there's a possibility their kids want to move in with their part to full time . And also grandchildren might want to temporarily move in.
One of the great things about cohousing is that there is a strong possibility that your neighbors might be willing to pitch in for care temporarily and besides that you're more likely to make friends in a cohousing scenario so that increases the chances even more. But back to the main point.
I think you should design the private homes with a bit of flexibility in mind and the common house with the ability to adjust a bit too. If you're living in a house it's honestly really easy to get an empty space near a window that can be converted to a bedroom . In an apt style building it's tricky. Maybe you start out with a 2 bed 1 bath design minimum maybe you try to fit more windows in to give people more flexibility to add walls.
Your cohousing consultant should definitely get you group on the same page about what's important to your group.
Until next time
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