Pocket neighborhood

A pocket neighborhood designed for connection | CNU

As single-family houses become increasingly self-contained units connected to their neighbors solely by well-driven, and rarely walked, streets, Ross Chapin, FAIA author of Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World, looks at the ways in which emerging trends in neighborhood design can help rebuild the bonds of community.

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Pocket neighborhoods prove that an edited home can take on many shapes and sizes and be located most anywhere. The term, coined by architect Ross Chapin, refers to clusters of houses that share common, car-free outdoor areas like gardens, joined backyards... #pocketneighborhood #rosschapin #suburbs

The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building.

Savvy homebuyers these days know that a home is worth more based on its location than on its square footage.mp3_linkListen to BOB VILA ON POCKET NEIGHBORHOODS, or read the text below:Once you find the perfect lot, you don’t necessarily just build one great big house on it anymore. Suburban sprawl and “starter mansions” are out of style. […]

When it comes to senior living communities, bigger is sometimes better. But as senior care innovator Dr. Bill Thomas remarked last year, the so-called

In Arkansas, a group of forward thinking folks are turning to design to build a community. One pocket at a time. Click to read the full story.

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examples of "Cottage Courts", a development of tiny separate houses arranged around a common shared court. The developments are tucked right amongst single family houses and small apartment complexes, usually very close to denser shopping/mixed use areas and public transit lines for convenience. The cottages are about 450-650 s.f with charming front stoops and sometimes even tiny yards for each unit, parking is usually off to the back or side and the shared court is a nice landscaped area…

Arneson keeps Evergreen at the forefront of the Oshkosh senior living market with the development of a pocket neighborhood.

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Best Small Footprint Design of 2021: A Pocket Neighborhood for the Middle Market - Senior Housing News

This post features a permaculture concept for a tiny home pocket neighborhood, created by our friends at Shades of Green Permaculture.

Rose Villa CEO: We’re Going Big on Small Homes, Zero-Emissions Pocket Neighborhoods - Senior Housing News

Guests are always welcome at Stephen Chao’s family complex in Santa Monica, Calif.

Built Green Homes, Conover Commons, New Craftsman style cottages, by the Cottage Company, Linda Pruitt, Developer, Ross Chapin, Architect, Seattle area, Redmond, Washington State, Pacific Northwest, USA,.