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May 19
2011

K’House: Urban Cohousing Project with Indy Hall, PostGreen and DIGSAU


“Applying 4 years of experience in the study and execution of communal workplace, in 2011, the Indy Hall founders and community are working with the design and development partners at Postgreen Homes to establish the first living space designed from the ground up on Indy Hall’s core principals of creating unique environments and experiences that allow for the acceleration of serendipity.” —-Indy Hall

“To provide the space we called up our incredibly talented architecture (and softbau) pals over at DIGSAU. We charged them with the creation of a building that valued shared space over private and encouraged interaction in its method of organization. We worked toward six living units and at least a large shared kitchen and dining space with other shared areas left less defined and open to the input of the future community. Working with a piece of land we already have under contract, DIGSAU came up with a conceptual design we could immediately get excited about. K’House features six living units stacked on one side of the lot with the shared area and courtyards filling the other. The concept is full of cool design moves and all those small efficiencies that make an urban building work for it’s occupants, its investors and the environment.” —-PostGreen

K’House will be located on the 1700 block of North Howard St (just north of Cecil B Moore).

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  • http://twitter.com/palvar Terry Nicol

    What is with the setback?

  • http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com alexknowshtml

    Do you mean the area between the front and the sidewalk? We’re going for a little extra greenery, plus a place to lock up bikes, etc, is the idea. Also we’d like to do some mural work on one of the walls inside the setback, adding some more visual interest!

  • Chibs

    The setback is a suburban element. Being an adequate way to isolate one from his neighbors, I can see its appeal to the creative class pioneers in that neighborhood.

  • Guest

     This is not Fishtown

  • kme

    I like the concept a lot.  But I’m not a big fan of the setback.  It looks out of place to me sandwiched between those rowhomes.  If the buildings weren’t attached it would be ok.  But the stucco walls look unfinished & remind me visually of blight/ knocked down rowhomes. Maybe if you built over the stucco walls with the same materials that your building is made of it would look better.  

  • Anonymous

    Yes, but it is the closest neighborhood we have on the site.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Greenstein-Cuker/1160378771 Amy Greenstein Cuker

    been in love with the idea of co-housing since studying architecture in Denmark.  Why is this not done more here? 

  • http://twitter.com/phillyrealty Christopher Somers

    Congrats to Postgreen for another innovative and creative project !  This sounds like it will be a great addition to Kensington South as there is so much change and development going on in this area.   I look forward to learning more about the project in the months ahead.  

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