Mosaic Village
Mosaic Village is co-creating an intentional, diverse, multigenerational community within innovative private and shared living spaces.
Members share resources and tasks, foster life-long learning and provide a rich living experience. This community is developed within a socially, economically and environmentally responsible setting that enhances our own lives and the quality of life for the surrounding community.
UNIT FEATURES
1+den/2/3 Bedrooms
1/2 Bathrooms
Common Greenspace
Common Rooftop Patio
Common House Amenities
Indoor Parking
Bike Storage
COMMUNITY AMENITIES
Bow River
Bowness Park
Shouldice Park
Bike Paths
BRT (305) Bus Route
Elementary/Junior High Schools
Bowness High School
University of Calgary
Market Mall
Foothills Hospital
Canada Olympic Park
PROJECT INFO + FAQ
BUILD
To allow for a build in an established neighbourhood, Mosaic Village will be an urban cohousing community (i.e. multi-family condo project rather than single-family homes).
Urban cohousing offers a myriad of benefits in terms of sustainability, walkability, bike, access to transit and services. Mosaic Village didn’t want to build on the outer edge of the city where land is cheaper but commutes are far longer, and schools and services are over capacity or non-existent.
COMMON AMENITIES
Mosaic Village has designed an extensive common house that will become an extension of it’s own homes. Homeowners have access to wonderful shared amenities that allow them to settle into an apartment-style condo with ease. They’ll have their own home, complete with a private kitchen, and access to over 3,700 sf of amenities. There will be a bookable guest room, kid's playroom, sitting room, large kitchen/dining for cooking, canning or hosting parties, music room, paint/craft room, laundry room capable of multiple loads at one time, a workshop next to the bike storage, indoor parking.
PRICING
The current group can afford between $350,000 to $600,000 for a home, and are well within that budgetary range. The price estimates for the project continually refine as the architectural drawings get more detailed, and the project’s professionals do more detailed work. The collaboration between Mosaic Village, RNDSQR, and FAAS Architecture is keeping the project on track.
RENTALS
At this time, Mosaic Village needs neighbours who are able to buy a home in their community. Any rental or roommate possibilities won’t be posted for at least two years.
WHAT IS COHOUSING?
The term cohousing describes the process by which a group of people work together to create and maintain their own neighbourhood. By participating in the planning and design of their housing development, residents form the bonds which are the basis of ongoing community. Cohousing emphasizes a supportive, inter-generational community, common facilities and participation by all members using a consensus process to make decisions. Its setting can be urban, suburban or rural and can involve building houses or rehabilitating existing structures. The design can take a variety of forms, depending on the wishes of the group, however the homes are always self-contained, have access to shared facilities and the overall intention is to create opportunities for interaction among neighbours.
IF I LIVE IN COHOUSING, WILL I HAVE MY OWN KITCHEN?
Yes. You may well wonder why we have put this seemingly insignificant question so close to the top of our list. Frankly, because it is the single question most frequently asked of cohousing enthusiasts. Yes, every cohousing community does have a common kitchen, but community meals are usually prepared and served in the common house only two or three times each week. Can you imagine 25 or more households each trying to separately prepare 18 or 19 meals a week in one kitchen? That would be well nigh impossible. So yes, each residence has a fully equipped, private kitchen. Really.
WHAT IF I'M AN INTROVERT - WILL I HAVE PRIVATE TIME IN COHOUSING?
Very few of us feel like socializing all of the time. In cohousing, there’s no expectation to be social at any particular time. Cohousing offers the choice of enjoying the privacy of your own home (and in common areas that aren’t being used by others), or enjoying whatever happens to be going on in the neighborhood. How much you socialize is up to you. Many cohousers in other places create their own signs or symbols to let their neighbors know if they would prefer not to talk at the moment. Of course, those of us who choose to live here do so because in general, we enjoy getting to know one another. Cohousing is actually very popular with introverts, because there’s no “work” required to socialize; it’s “built in” and happens naturally.
ARE THERE ADVANTAGES TO JOINING RIGHT AWAY?
Yes there are! You will:
Become part of, and help shape, the culture of the Mosaic Village community.
Establish your seniority for home and site selection. The date of membership determines the order of unit selection, so earlier members have the most choices.
Have a voice in deciding how the community will live as neighbours. Various agreements/policies will be set, such as the approach to common meals. Future discussions will be had about how landscaping will be done and so on.