Our Community
What Is CoHousing?
Both private and social
An intentional community, where each household has a private house, while a shared common house acts as a central hub for community engagement.
Learning To Live Together As A Community
Living Sustainably
Shared facilities and resources reduce our individual environmental footprints. Sustainable Building Design principles reduce maintenance and energy needs.
Living Consciously
Living in your own space but conscious and considerate of the community.
Self-Governing
Community values are determined by discussion, as are community principles and guidelines. Other decisions flow from those values and principles, aided by enhanced communication skills.
A True Community
A real community, not a "false developer community", designed in collaboration to meet the needs of the people living within it.
Communication Is Key
All residents receive communication and collaborative decision-making training, to mitigate potential conflict.
Diversity Is Strength
Community members commit to share and enrich one another, sharing skills and knowledge to enhance the quality of life, and resilience of the community.
Community Layout
The communal common house and guest house are available to Hapori residents and their guests, freeing space in private houses.
The events, workshop space and biopool (El Nido) are shared with Aguila residents, while all other shown amenities are exclusively for the use of Hapori residents only.
Regeneration And Permaculture
Preparation
- Plant familiarization and appreciation training provided to community members.
- Site preparation began with fire mitigation measures, to preserve existing fire-damaged trees and cactus, and help prevent fire from entering and spreading across the land in the future.
- Pruning and cleaning of existing trees to enhance survival. Identification and support for regrowing vegetation.
Re-growth
- Pruned and cleared vegetation material is repurposed to add carbon and improve moisture retention in the soil.
- Relocation of important plants to enable construction, where it is not possible to build efficiently.
- Excavated soil used to prepare garden spaces (viable topsoil) or to construct holding ponds in existing eroded areas (subsoil)
