House for a Small Family
. . . according to The Family, each nuclear family ought to be a member household of a larger group household. If this is not possible, do what you can, when building a house for a small family, to generate some larger, possible group household, by tying it together with the next door households; in any case, at the very least, form the beginning of a House Cluster.
Problem:
In a house for a small family, it is the relationship between children and adults which is most critical.
Background & Research: Not Included on the site—Go read the book!
Solution:
Give the house three distinct parts: a realm for parents, a realm for the children, and a common area. Conceive these three realms as roughly similar in size, with the commons the largest.
Usage:
Treat the house, like every house, as a distinct piece of territory—Your Own Home; build the three main parts according to the specific patterns for those parts—Common Areas at the Heart, Couple’s Realm, Bed Cluster and connect the common areas, and the bed cluster according to the Children’s Realm . . .
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