'The Village' Cohousing Project
Madison, Wisconsin

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The 3/4 acre site comprises half a city block, and has a six foot difference in elevation between Mound Street and St. James Court. By raising the central courtyard grade higher, we were able to provide parking below the Common House and the Townhouses. The Village complex includes 17 dwelling units varying from one to four bedrooms in size. Two of the 5 existing houses were refurbished while the Common House, a townhouse duplex and a multi-unit condo building were all new construction.

The site parking is located on the periphery, with the heart of the site strictly for pedestrians. The primary vehicular access is from St. James Court, an alley-like city street.

• Most of the grade-level units have a patio adjacent to the living/kitchen area, and a small garden area.
• A central Terrace (off the Common House dining room) is located in a sunny, protected micro-climate, and may someday have a screened porch
• The site is carefully graded to allow wheelchairs throughout
• A drop-off parking area (lower center, off Mound) is surfaced with porous-paving material that allows grass to grow through
• Much of the site landscaping is being done by the resident gardeners

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