Pocket neighborhood

cottage plans, small house plans, cabin plans, small homes designed by Ross Chapin

Pocket neighborhoods are the next little thing in development and design. See the benefits of going small to see if it's the right choice for your family.

Backyard Neighborhood - 3 homes plus 3 backyard cottages

The neighborhood emphasizes traditional Ozark architecture as well as a friendlier way of living.

Pocket neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.

This post features a permaculture concept for a tiny home pocket neighborhood, created by our friends at Shades of Green Permaculture.

examples of "Cottage Courts", a development of tiny separate houses arranged around a common shared court. The developments are tucked right amongst single family houses and small apartment complexes, usually very close to denser shopping/mixed use areas and public transit lines for convenience. The cottages are about 450-650 s.f with charming front stoops and sometimes even tiny yards for each unit, parking is usually off to the back or side and the shared court is a nice landscaped area…

Rental can be one of the smartest investments you make in your lifetime. Before you sell, there are certain considerations you must make.

As single-family houses become increasingly self-contained units connected to their neighbors solely by well-driven, and rarely walked, streets, Ross Chapin, FAIA author of Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World, looks at the ways in which emerging trends in neighborhood design can help rebuild the bonds of community.

The Aurora Pocket Neighborhood is near completion, bringing three new, highly energy-efficient, cottage-style houses to the downtown.