CLUSTER COHOUSING REVISITED

A number of architecturally bold, collaborative housing projects have been built in the past half century, based on ideas by future residents and realized in a participatory design process. This book revisits one pioneering grassroots development, th
e Wandelmeent, the first cluster cohousing built in Holland. Part of the famous Dutch experimental housing of the 1970s, the Wandelmeent creates small clusters, sharing a common kitchen and dining room, within a larger community of 50 households. Wit
h aspirations of close neighboring, the residents have created private, semi-private, common and public spheres. Cluster Cohousing Revisited walks readers through the history of the Wandelmeent''s beginning, the inspiration for its novel design, and
the process of bringing a community to life. Authors Els de Jong and Dorit Fromm describe how the ideals that shaped the Wandelmeent are embodied in the daily lives of its current residents. This "co-occupancy" evaluation is a case study to see if a
nd how cohousing can support community cohesion, promote intergenerational diversity, and enable residents to manage their community spaces, while maintaining independence and privacy.