Common House
Our beautiful Common House is an extension of our own homes. Stepping out of our private home units, we move into our common spaces, which feel homey and inviting.
Our Great Room, with its deck overlooking the park, forest, and river, is the nucleus of the River Trail Cohousing Community. It is a flexible space which facilitates common meals or dance parties, learning workshops or art exhibits, business meetings, remote work, coffee groups or game nights. The Common Kitchen is the hub for preparing and serving community meals. It may serve as an extension of our personal kitchens and can be scheduled for family celebrations, classes, and cooking projects.
The Arts and Crafts Studio / Workshop / Arts and Crafts Studio is a communal and collaborative space to cultivate and cross-pollinate creative energies among us. Our bike storage and repair area in the lower-level leads right out to the park intersection of the Beer Line and the Ice Age Trails. This lower level also includes storage for those not purchasing a parking space. Our Living Room is a welcoming space, softer and warmer than the Great Room, with a fireplace, comfy seating, acoustically and visually suited to music and media playing, movies and games, and right outside in the hallway, a library for shared books. The Kids’ Room is an inviting space where children can feel safe to explore, interact with others, and feel free to be themselves.