When it comes to cohousing, a development model pioneered in Scandinavia, Colorado is a national leader. And Wheat Ridge is on track to become the latest city in the state to join the club.
“The more you share, the more your life is successful,” said Bryan Bowen, a principal architect with Caddis Collaborative, expressing the sentiment behind cohousing and a new community he is designing calledBowen has designed more than 20 cohousing communities in Colorado and other states, drawing on more than 15 years of experience living in one. And if the concept can be summed up in a few words, it is that life is better lived in a close-knit community.
Cohousing, in its modern iteration, traces its roots back to Denmark in the 1960s when people were unhappy with what the market was offering. They banded together to build their own communities — secure land, hire designers and bring in builders — essentially flipping the script on the development model.
Cohousing tends to appeal to people who feel out of kilter with the current culture, who feel a need to connect with other people on a very local level, said Jim Leach, founder of Boulder-based Wonderland Hill Development Co. and a thought leader in the movement. Given that Blue Columbine won’t be completed until August 2025 under its current schedule, patience is also needed.
Common areas take up a larger share of the land than typically seen with multi-family developments, but that also frees up more space within individual units and allows them to be smaller.
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