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August 28, 2005
Common House Design Workshop
On August 7th we had our Common House Design Workshop. This was a weekend long event (kicked off by the slideshow) where all Mosaic folks would make the decisions governing how our common house should be designed. The goal of this workshop was not to come away with a blueprint, but more a set of guidelines our architects, Mary and Laura could use to design the building that is to be the centerpiece of our community.
The workshop went very well, with the group deciding what rooms we wanted and what rooms we either couldn't afford or just didn't have a strong need for. Part of the challenge was it appears our site will not allow a basement due to ledge very close to the surface, so that really limits the amount of 'extra space' we'll have. We had that information for the workshop, and it helped us guide our processes.
As always, Mary and Laura did a great job working us through tricky questions of size, access, facilities, costs, and priorities. I believe the design we came up with in the end was a fantastic example of the consensus process in action, as we worked through each challenge. We made a lot of important decisions during those two days, and we're all looking forward to the sets of designs that Mary and Laura come back to us with.
Posted by dbs in Status reports at August 28, 2005 2:42 AM