A Sustainable Community

摘要

They're called "pocket neighborhoods." It's a term invented by architect Ross Chapin, and his book, "Pocket Neighborhood: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World," is the definitive text on the subject. In 1995, Chapin joined forces with The Cottage Co., founded by Jim Soules, and they built the first pocket neighborhood on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. After developing pocket neighborhoods primarily in the Seattle area, Soules brought the concept to Petaluma, Calif., where he created Keller Court Commons, a community of eight houses with a central grassy courtyard and a small common building, which opened in June 2018.