Cohousing

Author

Marcus, Clare Cooper

Document type

Compte rendu de livre

Language

English

Source

Design book review. 1991, Num. 19, p. 59-60, 2 ill.; 1 plan

ISSN

0737-5344

Abstract (en)

Study of innovative contemporary communal housing developments in Denmark, ranging in size from six to 80 households. The 46 communities visited by the authors vary as to size, location, type of ownership, design, and residents' priorities, but all share the following characteristics: a participatory design process, design to support a strong sense of community, common facilities (dining room, kitchen, playrooms, laundry, etc.) to supplement the private dwellings, and management by the residents. The reviewer notes that this model will be difficult to introduce in the United States due to ingrained resistance to communal living.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Architecture -- Denmark
• Communal housing
• Denmark
• 1900-2000
• Participatory design

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Architecture -- Danemark
• Habitat communautaire
• Danemark
• 1900-2000
• Projet communautaire

Review of

19920701-00425934

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00425935

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