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Tomo House is being built to Passive House principles which fits well with our cohousing community’s commitment to live as sustainably as we can. The positive impacts of this type of construction were brought home to us recently when we had a workshop on how Passive House is being applied specifically within Tomo House. This …
In 2017 Our Urban Village began a partnership with innovative developers, Tomo (formerly known as Take Root) to build a cohousing community using a model that hadn’t been tried before in North America. OUV’s founders were struggling to find a way to build cohousing in one of North America’s priciest housing markets. When the cost …
Come get to know members of our community and learn more about our project and our remaining units on Nov 27 at Truffles café at VanDusen Gardens from 10:30 am to noon. This informal gathering is an opportunity to come and meet a few members of our group and ask your cohousing questions. Planning to …
Interested in cohousing, living sustainably in Vancouver and want to know more? You may want to mark your calendar and join us our Info Session over ZOOM. In this presentation you will: Learn about our project on Main street and how the construction is going Learn the basics of cohousing including its benefits and advantages …
Come get to know members of our community and learn more about OUV on October 23 at Truffles café at VanDusen Gardens from 10:30 am to noon. This informal gathering is an opportunity to come and meet a few members of our group and ask your cohousing questions. Planning to attend? Please RSVP to ouvmembership@gmail.com so …
It is nearly impossible to build urban cohousing below market price. In a previous article we highlighted the reasons why: astronomical land costs, expensive common space, smaller communities, inexperience of cohousers and expensive change orders during the building process. But there are other savings for families thinking about cohousing to consider. Cohousers share a lot …
Please join us at our October 15 social. We will be sharing a meal, potluck style, from 5:30 – 7:00pm at 1068 West Broadway. This is your chance to come and learn about our project, meet our members and ask all of your cohousing questions. Kindly bring anything you want to drink and some food …
We are thrilled that our future home, TOMO House, was discussed during a recent piece on CBC’s “Spark”, a show that explores technology innovation and design in our daily lives. The host, Nora Young, was leading a discussion of what “home” will look like in 50 years alongside Sonia Solicari from the UK’s Museum of …
This apartment feels like a town house with its own entrance off tree-lined Ontario Place, its own front patio and higher ceilings (approx 13′) than the rest of the units, which makes it seem larger. There is no wasted space in this unit. It contains an open-concept kitchen (with dishwasher), living and sleeping areas and …
This unit is on the top (3rd) floor of the property, with windows facing north and a window and Juliet balcony facing east. The entry door is off the outdoor south facing 3rd floor double-wide walkway. The kitchen (includes dishwasher) is an open concept and is continuous with the well-lit living space which has vaulted …