The Common House

See also: Using the Common House

The Mosaic Commons Common House is the center of our neighborhood, both physically and socially. It's the place where the community comes together -- for shared meals, for games and entertainment, for meetings, for parties, for hobbies and activities.

Our Common House has

• A great room for (optional) shared meals and large events
• A smaller dining room, we call the niche,  for more private meals, or expansion space on the great room
• A large commercial-quality kitchen with mixed-height work surfaces, gas ranges, two ovens and refrigerators, and commercial dishwasher
• A kid's playroom with its own bathroom and exit to the outdoors
• A multi-purpose room with ping-pong, games and crafts
• A well equipped exercise room
• A living room for smaller gatherings and casual socializing
• A music room
• Shared laundry facilities (in addition to laundry hookups in every home)
• An herb garden off the kitchen (in addition to a large shared organic garden nearby)
• A large shaded front porch with tables and chairs
• Smaller rooms for hobbies, smaller meetings, etc.
• Mail boxes and coat room
• Handicapped accessible bathroom with a roll-in shower
• A outdoor hot tub
• A paved courtyard for outdoor events
• Wireless Internet service
• A gas fueled fireplace
• Energy efficient heating and cooling (heat pump)
• Super insulated and low-toxicity, just like all our individual homes

All residents have full use of the common house. It's like having extra rooms on your house that happen to not be attached.