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The Evolving House was Designed under the following design requirements:

 

Small Expandable Footprint:

A basic single room Evolving House of approximately

450 square feet could be provided for a healthy single person.

Upon marriage two bedrooms could be simply added, as they were planned for. 

 

With the arrival of children three more rooms could simply be added.  The key to simplicity is to have the walls raised on the Evolving house so that a “shed roof” can be installed which would slip under the existing roof line.

 

Community Built:

Members of the community will do the majority of the construction.

Will each resident own their own home?

No. Each resident will have a Life Estate Interest in living in the village. But the land and buildings will be owned collectively by a Community Land Trust which will eventually be owned exclusively by all of the residents.

 

Reasoning: The Land Trust will prevent parts of the village from being sold off or inherited causing land value escalation for all, which will eventually doom the village. It will preserve the land to be used forever as a co-operative village.

 

Will I stay in one house forever?

Probably not. As your family grows you might be moved to a larger house. As it shrinks you might be asked to move to a smaller house to free up the bigger one. You might ask for a cottage near your daughter so she can provide assisted living to you. You might get tired of your neighbors and decide to move to be near other musicians like yourself.  But all of these moves would be free.

 

What size house will I get?

That depends on your health and your family size. A healthy young single person might get a one room 500 square foot cabin. A married couple, childless or with one child or an older single person might have two bedrooms added on to the cabin expanding it to 700 sq feet or move into an existing home that size. A larger family might have three more rooms added on expanding it to 1,200 sq feet.

 

Reasoning: The community will be responsible for providing all repairs and utilities. The community as a whole will decide what is in the best interest of all concerned. The goal is to keep housing costs down and focus on living.

 

Why are the houses so small?

Compared to today’s houses the square footage sounds extremely small. But consider this. Take a medium sized home and take away the unused bedrooms, extra baths, wash room, storage room, garage, home office and hobby room, then shrink the kitchen as it will be little used,. What you have left is the same core house that we will provide. All the space deducted will be provided to you but under other roofs in the form of community buildings. Oh yeah – the closets can be smaller now because you won’t need so many changes of clothes: work uniforms, business attire, tons of changes to impress people etc.

 

Reasoning: To keep housing costs down, prevent waste, reduce utility bills, and above all, to promote community interaction.

 

Where will relatives stay when they visit?

Each cluster of 15 homes will have a guest lodge that can house up to three families at a time (maximum of 10 persons). Travel trailers can also be moved in if needed.

 

Who is responsible for home repairs?

The village will provide all repairs.

 

Why can’t my kids inherit my house?

The house goes back into the pool and is made available to another resident. If your child chooses to stay in the village, he will already have his own home.

 

Otherwise, if your children were not a part of the village, and not acclimated to village life, and they inherited, they might move into the house, but not fit into the village, causing problems for all. If you had more than one child, it might be necessary to sell the house to divide up the value of this asset. This would drive up land values, and again, bring in people who did not fit in the village. When enough houses were sold, the village would cease to function.

 

Our original purpose is to create affordable housing. The purpose is not to invest in a house and cash out later. If the house is never sold it remains affordable housing forever. This way your kids that remain in the village are assured an affordable home.


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