Cohousing

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two people sitting at desks in an office with red curtains on the walls and windows
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Study room in the award-winning Tietgen Student Hall (Tietgenkollegiet) in Copenhagen's Orestad district, a model of cohousing that could be applied in other contexts. Click image for link to full profile. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> https://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
a woman standing in a kitchen next to a counter with pots and pans on it
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One of thirty kitchens in the award-winning Tietgen Student Hall (Tietgenkollegiet) in Copenhagen's Orestad district, a model of cohousing that could be applied in other contexts. Click image for link to full profile. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> https://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
a group of people sitting on the grass in front of tall buildings at night time
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Courtyard in the award-winning Tietgen Student Hall (Tietgenkollegiet) in Copenhagen's Orestad district, a model of cohousing that could be applied in other contexts. Click image for link to full profile. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> https://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
an empty parking lot with cars parked on the side and trees in the back ground
Collective Eco-Housing La Canopée / Patrick Arotcharen Architecte
Collective Eco-Housing La Canopée in Bayonne, France by Patrick Arotcharen Architecte. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards: http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
a house with yellow trim on the front and side of it's windows is shown
tegnestuen vandkunsten, birkerød søhuse housing, birkerød, copenhagen 1994-1995
Co-housing Tegnestuen Vandkunsten, Birkerød, Copenhagen 1994-1995. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards: http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
an aerial view of people walking and sitting on the grass in front of apartment buildings
Dattner Architects and Grimshaw Architects Complete Via Verde
Via Verde - The Green Way; Bronx. This LEED Gold building provides much-needed healthy, affordable, sustainable urban housing for residents of the South Bronx. This LEED Gold development has 222 apartments and amenities including an orchard, garden and medical centre/pharmacy. Click image for details and visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/boards/
a truck is driving down the street in front of some buildings with balconies
The Rieselfeld district in Freiburg, Germany is one of the greenest communities in the world.Click image for full story & visit the Slow Ottawa 'Consume Less' board for more sustainable living.
a pond in front of several apartment buildings
The Rieselfeld district in Freiburg, Germany is one of the greenest communities in the world.Click image for full story & visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
an aerial view of several multi - colored buildings
The Vauban neighborhood in Freiburg, Germany is an ultra-sustainable model district built on the site of a former French military base. Construction began in the mid-1990s, and most of the individual plots were sold to Baugruppen (co-housing groups). Click image to enlarge and link to the Vauban (Freiburg) Wikipedia page. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
an alley way between two buildings with plants growing on the sides and brick walkway leading up to them
The Vauban neighborhood in Freiburg, Germany is an ultra-sustainable model district built on the site of a former French military base. Construction began in the mid-1990s, and most of the individual plots were sold to Baugruppen (co-housing groups). Click image to enlarge and link to the Vauban (Freiburg) Wikipedia page. Visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
a group of women sitting next to each other
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Co-housing in Denmark, the happiest country in earth. This brief clip is a good introduction to the benefits of living in a purpose-built structure with modest private spaces centering around a generous common area. Click image to watch, & visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/boards/
an apartment complex with several balconies and trees
Is Capitol Hill ready for Cohousing?
Daybreak community in Portland OR, design by Schemata. Click image for the 2009 story and visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/boards/
an outdoor patio with potted plants and benches
vandkunsten, architects: interior street, jystrup savværk cohousing community, jystrup, denmark 1982-1984
Greenhouse in Jystrup Savværk cohousing community, Denmark by Vandkunsten Architects, 1982-1984. Click image for source and visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
the sun shines on tables and chairs in an alley
VERTICAL PANORAMA PHOTO - THE COHOUSING COMMUNITY RUMLEPOTTEN.
Constructed in 1985 the cohousing community of Rumlepotten consists of 32 apartments with associated gardens. The apartments are arranged around a glass corridor that connects all units and becomes a meeting place. Click image to enlarge and visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/
a row of houses with solar panels on the roof and trees in the foreground
vandkunsten, architects: jystrup savværk cohousing community, jystrup, denmark 1982-1984
Vandkunsten, architects: Jystrup Savværk cohousing community, Jystrup, Denmark 1982-1984. Click image for source and visit the slowottawa.ca boards >> http://www.pinterest.com/slowottawa/