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full view of the Common House

the Common House dining roomThe Village comprises 5 buildings. In the center is the Common House (above). The first floor has two guestrooms, a children's playroom, an office, a library / multi-purpose room, and the common kitchen and dining space.

The second floor contains four dwelling units, and the basement has storage and garage parking for 6 cars.

 

The Common House Dining Room (right) nearly ready for nightly meals. Each dwelling unit also has it's own kitchen and dining space. 

 view of the courtyard from the Common House terrace

View of the Nine Unit building (above) across the courtyard from the Common House terrace. The kitchen and dining spaces of the dwellings in the Nine Unit building are oriented to the courtyard. Upper units have lofts.

Two views of the Nine Unit building (below) showing individual garden plots and upper balconies. The balconies are designed to allow an easy conversion to screened porches. The large shared basement has an excercise room, large laundry, bicycle parking and storage.

west end of the nine-unit building east end of the nine-unit

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