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Community Living Questionnaire
M.E & WILF PINFOLD RESPONSE
Wilf and Mary Ellen
Here is our group's questionnaire answered, as well as the addendum/clarification JMNH
Community Living Questionnaire
Please answer these questions to the best of your ability, and return with an attached picture of your immediate household Thank you.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
- What is your age bracket?
- What is your profession?
- What was your highest level of education, and where?
- How many & age of children? Grandchildren?
- What does 'community living' mean to you?
M. E.: We are 50 – FIFTY years old. Wilf is an executive at Intel pursuing a new business opportunity – He would like to build a new high performance platform for large analytical solutions. He also enjoys occasionally team teaching a case study course in the PSU MBA program. I am an artist, although I lost my studio representation three years ago in a gallery collapse and haven’t had a show since. I do primarily hand-built clay sculptures – NOT whimsical, but perhaps farcical, tounge-in-cheek would describe. Wilf completed a Ph.D. in naval architecture in Glasgow, Scotland. My MA in Economics was cut short when I was convinced to move to Glasgow, Scotland. We have one daughter, Zoe, who is a junior at Carnegie Mellon studying Industrial Design. Zoe would dearly love to be part of this process so she could be “on the other side of the crit, for once” Unfortunately, (or rather fortunately, depending…) she is doing a junior semester in Florence, and will only be able to participate in the final stage of this project. Grandchildren are a lovely idea, but probably not immanent. I floated the idea of a time-share Chinese baby to be divided between the couples of the project, but I don’t expect positive responses.
Wif’s responses will be in red.
PERSONAL VALUES
- What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why?
Whichever room my laptop is in. The kitchen seems to be the gathering place.
- What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why?
European style* living works for me as long as there are neighborhood amenities close by. Many European cities are on a smaller scale that is friendly to foot traffic. I’m sorry to say that most US cities are not. They are built for cars and therefore a car seems to be the most often chosen means of transport. Here’s a vivid memory: Living in a small concrete block house on the beach in Mombasa – thank god we don’t have malaria mosquitoes here. Also thankful for round-the-clock electricity.
*European living: mostly walking. Using public transport. Daily, rather than weekly grocery shopping. Relationship with neighborhood merchants, etc.
- How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow)
Let’s say 8, but I have family in Texas. It is all relative. Recently discovered that I am not as green as I thought. In building a house east of the cascades, many assumptions had to be revisited. Formulas involve time vs technology; money vs. time; expedience vs. well, money.
- What does 'cozy' mean to you?
When I have just flown a 10 hour international flight my feet become huge and my shoes are very “cozy”.
Cozy sounds like a great thing for my bed. Maybe even my bedroom, but definitely not how I would describe my ideal primary living space. Light is the most important thing for me. I prefer large windows, high ceilings, and a more expansive feel.
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
- How many people are currently in your household? 2
- Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) 7. With consideration for privacy in non shared spaces. Also I don’t want to have to elevator to take the dog out.
- For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
- Sleeping one big one medium; access to two more shared all with good daylight and access
- Bathing 2 One big on suite to big bedroom and one shared
- Cooking 1 Very large with access
- Eating 1 large Idea: What if the units have small eating areas and share a large dinning/meeting room?
- Gathering 1 extended outside
- Working 2 good light We each need desk space, but could be in the same area.
- Storing shared Also, ask yourself where the vacuum cleaner lives.
- Exercising shared
- Gardening shared
- Arriving shared I really hate it when the front door of the unit opens into a room with no “entry area”
- escaping/relaxing
i. How many spaces / rooms for each?
ii. How big / small?
iii. What could be shared with other households?
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.)
- Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts?
1 Large Studio with access shared.
- Are there any special needs for disabilities?
- Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom?
2 shared for friends
- New construction, or rehab existing structure?
- Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private?
15% private; 85% shared
- Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio?
As much as possible shared
- How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community?
Two cars with safe off street parking – non negotiable
- With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle?
none
- Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces?
One dog
- Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers)
Both at home and across town 30/70
- When not working, where/how would you spend your time?
Reading, socializing, hiking
- What activities would be shared with everyone in this community?
- Any vacation homes?
Yes. Maupin. More like a weekend home.
- Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. 8
- What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.)
Coffe shop, café, other? Some retail space would produce income and benefit the community.
- Do you want to grow old and die here?
No (I do not want to grow old and die) but it may happen. As attractive as that sounds, probably not, unless you do a really good job.
- How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.)
Very welcoming until the first whiff of urine in the entry changes my mind.
- Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include?
Laundry room. We are not tidy or efficient people.
How about some space for a community garden?
Hello all,
In my haste to make your noon deadline I may have left some issues
without explanation.
The Pinfold 2nd (or guest) bedroom can be negotiable depending upon
availability of shared guest space.
In discussions with the other stake holders there are several spaces
that could be shared:
guest rooms; dining/meeting room with minimal kitchen; small exercise
room; and work shop/project area.
Ideally there could be two garden spaces: One that could be open to
the neighborhood, and a second (perhaps on the second floor ?) that
would be private/shared for residents. There should be storage for
garden tools.
What Wilf described as shared "studio space" could also be described
as work shop/project space. It would not need to have the usual light
requirements of an artist's studio. I have my own small studio space
in town and am building a proper studio in Maupin. Joe Bailey and I
are woodworkers who need tools around.
We are still hashing out the idea of a shared large dinning space.
This could be used for dinner parties and meeting space in lieu of
each having large, mostly unused, dining rooms in each unit.
The group would definitely be open to 2 or 3 more living units to be
rented or sold to future residents. Some minimal retail space would
also be welcome if zoning permits.
Best regards,
M. E. Pinfold
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STAN & CODY CURTIS RESPONSE
The Curtis Family
Cody Curtis's Answers:
Community Living Questionnaire
Please answer these questions to the best of your ability, and return with an attached picture of your immediate household Thank you.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
What is your age bracket? What brackets have you defined? My age is 51.
What is your profession? Project manager, OHSU
What was your highest level of education, and where? MBA, Harvard
How many & age of children? Grandchildren? Son Thomas, 26; daughter Jill, 23, no grandchildren
What does 'community living' mean to you? To have a community of friends within hailing distance.
PERSONAL VALUES
What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? The kitchen (for cooking and using the computer). Actually it’s technically probably the bedroom (sleeping and reading)
What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why? Most recently and vividly, African city slums. Most inspirational, Aix-en-Provence.
How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) Who is Trey Arrow? I’m in the middle, no doubt.
What does 'cozy' mean to you? Books, pillows, and chocolate. The chocolate should maybe be first.
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
How many people are currently in your household? 2
Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) 3
For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
Sleeping: 2 fairly large
Bathing: 2 large
Cooking: 1 medium kitchen
Eating: 1 medium dining room
Gathering: What does that mean? Oh, maybe like bookgroup. We need to host 8-12 people comfortably.
Working: none (I only need to use the same computer I use for personal stuff)
Storing: linens, luggage, cleaning and gardening supplies. And of course lots of bookshelves.
Exercising: none (other than housecleaning, exercise should be done outside!)
Arriving: 1 small with a good coat closet
escaping/relaxing: I have always had a “sin deck” where I could have an occasional (gasp) cigarette and hide from everyone.
All should have good daylight. I don’t care about outside access except from the vestibule. E. is the only room that could reasonably be shared with other households.
i. How many spaces / rooms for each?
ii. How big / small?
iii. What could be shared with other households?
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.)
Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? no
Are there any special needs for disabilities? I don’t need any disabilities, thank you very much. Though I am getting arthritis.
Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? 1 guestroom (that’s the second bedroom)
New construction, or rehab existing structure? Depends on if existing structure can be “green”
Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private? I do like to garden, and in our current house (next to the Japanese Garden) I don’t garden in the front yard because there are too many tourists. So I guess that means at least some private space.
Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio? Hmm. Currently we have almost half an acre of garden. That’s too much. A small space to garden would be great though. As for patio space, we need enough to have a glass of wine in the evening.
How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? We’d like to get down to one car. Stan has a bike. So does our son.
With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle? Depends on my job situation. I’ve never shared a car before. Maybe it would be ok.
Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces? The dog died, but we may inherit my parent’s dog, depending on their health. We have our daughter’s cat. Probably forever. But the cat doesn’t need a special space.
Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers). Good question. I have no idea.
When not working, where/how would you spend your time? I garden, read, and shop.
What activities would be shared with everyone in this community? Reading and shopping?
Any vacation homes? What about them? We have a lot in Maupin, but aren’t planning to build on it anytime soon.
Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready.).
That’s quite cute! We’ve been through the “I don’t know how many skateboarders are in the attic” phase. We’d like space for our children, any eventual grandchildren, and guests, but as a general principle, guesthouses sound better and better. We wouldn’t feel comfortable renting any of our personal space, but could rent to others until everyone decides to sell their big houses.
What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.) Actually we have talked about a coffee bar, an antiques shop, or a law office (that would be Chris).
Do you want to grow old and die here? Yes. I think.
How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) I remember the gated gardens in Pisa. They’re fun to look at but preserve the resident’s privacy. So that’s what I’d like.
Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include? How about a shared conservatory? Did you see the movie “Green Card”? Like the one the Andie McDowell character had!
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Stan Curtis's Answers:
Community Living Questionnaire
Please answer these questions to the best of your ability, and return with an attached picture of your immediate household
Thank you. … Cody will include the picture…(PortlandMaps.com?)
GENERAL BACKGROUND
What is your age bracket? 55
What is your profession? Engineer, Consultant
What was your highest level of education, and where? Master, UC Berkeley
How many & age of children? Grandchildren? 2; thomas=26, jill-23 no grandkids
What does 'community living' mean to you? College campus... living group identity, diverse activities, open-access
PERSONAL VALUES
What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? Homeoffice – bandwidth to digital communities
What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why?
Idaho Forest Service ranger stations: boise, salmon, leadore … outdoor recreation with grad-students
Asian hotels: JW@HongKong, RoyalPark@Tokyo, Shila@Seoul, Raffles@Singapore, Maya@KualaLampur
... green gardens... wooden/natural furnishings…waterfalls/rockwork … simple/elegance (high-density)
How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) 7
What does 'cozy' mean to you?
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
How many people are currently in your household? 2
Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) 9
For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
Sleeping – 2 master w/bath; small guest
Bathing – rain-shower/…shared hotsprings/Jacuzzi?
Cooking - integrated kitchen/dining/living …shared espresso/wet bar
Eating - definitely!... near market, and small favorites/ethinic?
Gathering - movie/sports/video flatpanel (shared) ..with sportsbar?
Working – office converts to guest bedroom?
Storing – shared tools, bikes, skiis, fishing gear
Exercising – shared stationary bike, weight/rowing machine,
Gardening – shared…yes inside/outside japanese?
arriving
escaping/relaxing – walkable neighborhood; near park?
i. How many spaces / rooms for each?
ii. How big / small?
iii. What could be shared with other households?
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.)
Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? Gardening, digitial conferencing?
Are there any special needs for disabilities?
Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? Yes, kids… alumni(couples)
New construction, or rehab existing structure? Green…zero-energy …low-maint (location!)
Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private?
Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio?
How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? 1 + Flexcar(s)
With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle?
Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces?
Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers) 5-10
When not working, where/how would you spend your time? Exercising, walking,.. eating, reading… movie/event
What activities would be shared with everyone in this community?
Any vacation homes?
Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. Visitors 7-10days
What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.)
Do you want to grow old and die here? Possibly…so shared healthcare-access?
How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) 8
Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include? Simple design japan-style (confiruable ?)
*****
ROBERT SIMS
GENERAL BACKGROUND
1. What is your age bracket? 55
2. What is your profession? Economist/public policy analyst
3. What was your highest level of education, and where? Ph.D., RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA
4. How many & age of children? Grandchildren? 2: 26, 21
5. What does 'community living' mean to you? Some degree of shared public and private living spaces
PERSONAL VALUES
6. What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? Excluding sleeping; den for stereo listening/reading
7. What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why? Recent home (we moved in Dec. 2006); very open lots of windows without shades/curtains but very private since located on side of hill; great spaces; good design
8. How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) as is: 6; like to be 9
9. What does 'cozy' mean to you? Warm & safe
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
10. How many people are currently in your household? 2
11. Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) 3
12. For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
a. Sleeping 2
b. Bathing 2
c. Cooking 4
d. Eating 4
e. Gathering 6
f. Working 2
g. Storing 2
h. Exercising 8
i. Gardening 0
j. Arriving 8
k. escaping/relaxing 3
i. How many spaces / rooms for each?
ii. How big / small?
iii. What could be shared with other households? Not much
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.) 12→16 depending on weather
13. Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? Yes: stereo/video; office/computer/music playing & recording;
14. Are there any special needs for disabilities? Not yet
15. Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? One; two beds for daughters/husbands
16. New construction, or rehab existing structure? Doesn’t matter
17. Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private? 80%/20%
18. Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio? 20%/80%
19. How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? 2 autos; no bikes at moment, certainly a possibility
20. With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle? Really difficult question to answer
21. Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces? Yes, no
22. Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers)
23. When not working, where/how would you spend your time? Listening/making music; reading; working (until I retire)
24. What activities would be shared with everyone in this community?
25. Any vacation homes? Yes; Maupin, OR
26. Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. 8
27. What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.) Conference room with stage & sound deadening walls
28. Do you want to grow old and die here? Where is the project located?
29. How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) Depends on the neighborhood. I’m not sure I understand the scale, but more open than not.
30. Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include?
LAURA HUDSON
Please answer these questions to the best of your ability, and return with an attached picture of your immediate household Thank you.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
31. What is your age bracket? 60
32. What is your profession? Urban planner
33. What was your highest level of education, and where? Master of urban planning Queens University, Kingston Ontario
34. How many & age of children? Grandchildren? 2 daughters, no grandchildren
35. What does 'community living' mean to you? All our friends live next door.
PERSONAL VALUES
36. What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? Bedroom – I work too much; Kitchen/dining – I eat too much
37. What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why? Gamble House (wonderfully proportioned spaces, connection to outdoors, amazing finish work) Fallingwater (ditto) my grandparents/parents house built in 1842 (sense of history, large open rooms, setting in big garden with mature trees)
38. How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) 6/7
39. What does 'cozy' mean to you? Too small
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
40. How many people are currently in your household? 2 + 1 dog
41. Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) Could be any one of a number of settings, but I’d like some gardening space (although I guess I could get that elsewhere). In any case, not too noisy.
42. For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
a. Sleeping 1 large room (200 sf) with connection to outside
b. Bathing 1 with bath & shower & good storage
c. Cooking 1 (I’m living with 100 SF now and it is okay, except too little storage space)
d. Eating could be combined with cooking or gathering. Need space to have parties for 8 to 10
e. Gathering need space for parties of 8 to 10. could be combined with eating I like big open spaces with connection to outdoors.
f. Working I don’t work at home, but need a room for all my sewing/needlework stuff (100 SF)
g. Storing Unless we manage to downsize further, we need about 200 SF of storage space that could be in several smaller rooms/closets
h. Exercising I do this outside – we have no exercise equipment.
i. Gardening I love gardening! It doesn’t have to be a large space, I have 1000 sf now and that is fine. I also have lots of houseplants, including orchids that need lots of light. They sit on bookcases in front of south or east-facing windows
j. Arriving Doesn’t have to be large, but it is nice to have a bench and place to hang the dog’s leash.
k. escaping/relaxing That’s the garden or the sewing space.
i. How many spaces / rooms for each?
ii. How big / small?
iii. What could be shared with other households? Garden, entry, gathering, some of the storage, guest room(s)
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.) 12 to 16. We like to eat, read, relax outdoors when it is nice.
43. Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? See above – sewing room with storage cabinets.
44. Are there any special needs for disabilities? Lever door handles, minimize steps/levels in unit
45. Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? Yes, at least one with 2 single beds. Could be shared.
46. New construction, or rehab existing structure? Either probably okay. I like old buildings better than new as a rule, but some new modular stuff is intriguing.
47. Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private? Some private, some shared. Enough private for a table and chairs, bench or lounge chairs (about 200 SF)
48. Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio? More garden than patio.
49. How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? 2 cars, no bikes right now
50. With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle? ? possibly, but it seems more likely that we would downsize to 1 car and use Flexcar or transit as needed.
51. Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces? 1 elderly dog who needs to be with us.
52. Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers) In Vancouver
53. When not working, where/how would you spend your time? Gardening, walking, sewing, reading, cooking, visiting.
54. What activities would be shared with everyone in this community? Cocktails in the evening, a good story, walking
55. Any vacation homes? Yes in Maupin Oregon
56. Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. ?? I think it is going to be hard enough to find/create a space for the 4 couples. I suppose if the right space came along and it was big enough, others would be welcome.
57. What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.) Depends on where it is… If in the city, a coffee shop or flower shop or magazine/book store or offices (travel agent, insurance agent, etc.) could work.
58. Do you want to grow old and die here? Not in the rainy part of the Pacific Northwest.
59. How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) Depends on the neighborhood.
60. Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include? Rob needs a separate or soundproof room for his music stuff. I suppose he could rent a separate practice space, but currently does not.
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JOE BAILEY RESPONSE:
GENERAL BACKGROUND
What is your age bracket? 64
What is your profession? retired lawyer
What was your highest level of education, and where? LLB Harvard
How many & age of children? 2 Grandchildren? 2
What does 'community living' mean to you? would be a long essay, not the answer to a question
PERSONAL VALUES
What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? 1. Bedroom; 2. Den (computer and a television and bookcase and good chair).
What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why? Kyoto for landscape and building archtecture and care. Various Australian places for sun, spirit and friendliness of people. Gold Coast Mexico for beaches.
How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) 4.
What does 'cozy' mean to you? Not too big; warm enough to be comfortable without effort; comforable for quiet conversation.
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
How many people are currently in your household? 2
Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) 1.
For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
a. sleeping - 2
b. bathing - 2
c. cooking - not too large
d. eating - shared with gathering
e. gathering - shared
f. working - in den
g. storing - 10x10
h. exercising - shared
i. gardening - greenhouse
j. arriving - no unless shared
k. escaping/relaxing
i. How many spaces / rooms for each? a.2; b. 2; c. 1 not large; d. living/dining room shared use; e. living/dining room shared use; f. a "den;" g. 10 X10'; h. not on site, or if so, then shared and not large; i. one glass room; j: no unless shared; k. Need to discuss.
ii. How big / small? Not more than 1100' per family unit.
iii. What could be shared with other households? An entertaining dining room; a larger-scale food-prep-only-kitchen; exercise space; garden space.
iv. What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.) Concerned about your site selection with respect to this answer.
Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? Undecided but I think not.
Are there any special needs for disabilities? No.
Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? Included in sleeping space above.
New construction, or rehab existing structure? No opinion.
Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private? Private space for lounge and two chairs and small table.
Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio? "Garden:" 3' X 15'; 3'X12'; 3'X15'; 5'X12'; "Patio:" the interior thus framed.
How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? 2 cars.
With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle? No limit if communications properly organized.
Do you have pets? No. Do they need any special spaces?
Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers) 10.
When not working, where/how would you spend your time? Den, living room, bedroom, kitchen, and in July-October, patio.
What activities would be shared with everyone in this community? Some meals, conversation.
Any vacation homes? Uncertain but likely "yes."
Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. Sorry question too vague or complicated. Funny though.
What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.) None.
Do you want to grow old and die here? Yes but not very old.
How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) Sorry about this, but 1, and I must say your site selection has an influence on this. I would love to have mixed more freely and comfortably with a broader section of the community, but it is too late, and would prove frustrating.
Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include? No.
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CHRIS HELMER RESPONSE:
GENERAL BACKGROUND
What is your age bracket? I'm 56.
What is your profession? Lawyer. I work with a large law firm in Portland, Miller Nash, and do litigation work and international work.
What was your highest level of education, and where? I received my Master's in International Law (one step beyond the regular law degree) from Columbia University.
How many & age of children? Grandchildren? No kids of my own. Two step-sons through Joe and you'll have the information on him. Am close to three "sortof" adopted daughters, one in SFO in law school, one in Seattle married with an 8 year old son, and one who is Chinese in Shanghai with a one year old—she is also legal counsel to the Boeing joint venture in China.
What does 'community living' mean to you? Living in close proximity to good friends with some shared living space, perhaps shared help as we get older, and each of us looking out for the other and assisting the others both in things we particularly know how to do and just ordinary human assistance like driving to the doctor.
PERSONAL VALUES
What room in your house do you spend the most time in, and why? My bed, sleeping, because otherwise I am usually at work.
What places have you lived or visited that have inspired you the most or are most vivid in your memory, and why? I love big cities, especially New York, where I lived for a year in 1997-98 when I went back to Columbia to school. I love the variety of things to do and people to meet. The fact that you can get anything done you need within a couple of blocks and can walk everywhere. You can be anonymous but also have close friends. New York has a lot of very close neighborhoods where people look out for each other.
How 'green' (environmentally conscious) are you? (1 = Exxon executive; 10 = Trey Arrow) 5
What does 'cozy' mean to you? Small, intimate. It has a good connotation. Comfortable furniture. A place you and friends like to spend time together or where you are comfortable by yourself just reading.
HOW YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
How many people are currently in your household? Two—Joe and me.
Your residence: autonomous structure or part of a larger building? (1 = little house on the prairie; 10 = loft in the pearl) Probably a 4. Separate house with Washington Park literally adjacent on one side and a buildable lot which has been maintained as a historic garden on the other side. Maybe 1,800-2,000 square feet on the main floor, full basement with extra bedroom, one car garage. Small cozy outdoor patio. Quite a bit of flower gardeing space.
For the following list of 'domestic' activities:
Sleeping Two real bedrooms also with a den that has a day bed. Medium sized on all three. Obviously couldn't be shared with others. One has good daylight. Other two less than good but I wish they had a lot more or had access to outdoors.
Bathing Three full baths—one for Joe one for me and one attached to the downstairs bedroom for it. They are not big and that is fine. Not shareable in my view. Less than good daylight in all three. I would like more.
Cooking One medium sized kitchen. I would like a small kitchen for our own house in community living and then a bigger great kitchen where people who wanted to cook for a crowd or make something special could cook. Ours now has very good light.
Eating We have a relatively small dining room that is in between the living room and kitchen. Open to living room, Swinging door into kitchen. I would want some eating space for four in our place, maybe I could live with for two. But a bigger community eating area. The dining room in our individual space should be distinct but not a room with one door that one would only go in if they were going to dine. Wasted space.
Gathering Living room although because Joe cooks a lot when we have people over they like to sit in the kitchen and we like that. Our existing room is pretty big but it is hard to sit in-chairs don't seem to work quite right. Access to outdoors through front door. I would like a community gathering place for larger groups and a cozier living room that would still accommodate 6 comfortably. I can live with small.
Working Joe and I each need a working den. We have that now. Can't share with each other or others. Need a computer in each. Actually, we could have one den if it had enough space for a computer for each of us and storage of our separate books etc. Outdoor access from Joe's den that isn't used often. I like light and there's not enough in either.
Storing We have a full basement for storage as well as garage. We would really need to cut back on what we have. Or, maybe a separate storage space. There will need to be some extra storage I have a lot of clothes that I change from season to season.
Exercising Go to the gym. Community exercise would be fine but not necessary. Community close to Multnomah Athletic Club would be ideal. Also one with some flat area for biking or nice areas for walking would be good.
Gardening Joe might not admit it, but he would really like some gardening space. This is his primary pasttime. A greenhouse would be ideal, with maybe a lot of community and individual area where plants in pots could work.
Arriving We walk right in to the living room from a rather long walk up path and stairs through a garden. I like that. No "receiving area."
escaping/relaxing
How many spaces / rooms for each? Just our separate dens, both small.
How big / small?
What could be shared with other households? I would like a workroom for arranging flowers—some workroom. Joe is a wood worker and he would like someplace where he could keep those tools including machines. He will say he doesn't need it, but it would be nice to have some space for something like this and all this could be shared..
What is the relationship with the outdoors (j1 = none; 4 = good daylight; 8 = access; 12 = extend the room outside; 16 = it's already outside, dummy.)
Do there need to be special spaces for hobbies or crafts? Not anything more than the above.
Are there any special needs for disabilities? No, except that we are all getting older and a lot of stairs would be bad, particularly to get into the house or to go up to a bedroom.
Do you need guest rooms? How many, and for whom? My preference would be to have two community guest rooms. None in individual house.
New construction, or rehab existing structure? I'd like to rehab, and I love old stylish buildings.
Outdoor space: how much shared, how much private? We love outdoor space, although in Oregon it would be good to have some that is covered and maybe with a heater. Just a little private space but much more community space. Although if it were near a park or good walking area that would be fine. Joe just needs some gardening space but I realize that may be impossible.
Outdoor space II: how much garden; how much patio? See above
How many vehicles / bikes will you bring to this community? Two vehicles. Two bikes.
With how many others would you be willing to share a vehicle? We could live with one car and share a car with say two other couples, maybe three.
Do you have pets? Do they need any special spaces? No, but we love dogs and wish someone else would have one. We would be willing to jointly care for a pet but don't want all the responsibility ourselves.
Where would you work? (1 = across town; 5 = next door/downstairs; 10 = in your bedroom slippers) Probably somewhere in or around downtown Portland.
When not working, where/how would you spend your time? Running around visiting friends, some reading, traveling away from home. I would probably do a lot of "volunteer" work away from home.
What activities would be shared with everyone in this community? A lot of meals, sitting over coffee, running or other exercise, vacations.
Any vacation homes? No. If our existing friends go in to this, we would expect to sometimes be invited to theirs. We won't get one—too much upkeep. But we do own a house with my youngest step-son in Ventura Cal and expect to visit there and stay a few days every few months.
Would you expand to include others in this community? (1 = secret handshake; 4 = i paid your tuition, now pay me rent; 8 = your references look good, now pay me rent; 12 = pack your bed-roll over there, coffee's ready. I would be open to one or two apartments to rent out to others if we needed it in order to get the kind of place we wanted (e.g. renovating something that is too big or buying an apartment house that has more apartments than we need)
What other types of non-household use would you like to add, if any? (e.g. cafe, barbershop, hog-farm, etc.) Nothing, but I like the idea of someone being able to come in to the community to do massages, maybe cut hair, the essentials. I would like to be in the middle of an urban area so I can go to a coffee shop and walk to meals and the grocery store and other essentials like dry cleaning, shoe repair, etc.
Do you want to grow old and die here? Yes that's the idea. It would be good to have one extra apartment so we could have someone who could take care of members who needed help, like a nurse or at least a man who could lift things and fix things—maybe with a wife who could clean house. We all like to cook but maybe some day we won't.
How welcoming do you want to be to the surrounding neighborhood? (1 = fort apache; 10 = park your shopping cart over there, coffee's ready.) I really want to interact with the neighborhood but it would need to be the right neighbors—interesting, sophisticated, variety of young and old, people who have done different things than I have but that I would find interesting and that could teach me something.
Are there any rooms or spaces NOT mentioned here, that you would like to include? Can't think of any other than maybe a glassed in patio.
