What is Cohousing?

Cohousing is a unique kind of housing – planned and financed by the future residents. Privacy is balanced with community involvement as households keep their independence, living in their own homes while also co-owning valuable indoor and outdoor amenities.

Typical Cohousing Characteristics

  1. A number of fully-equipped, privately owned homes designed using a participatory process with the future homeowners
  2. A site planned and arranged in a way that encourages interaction and community-oriented living, with gardens, walkways and play areas
  3. Shared amenities, usually in a Common House, such as a large kitchen, a dining room, gym or multi-purpose room, library, and guest suites

Treehouse Village Ecohousing is proud to offer all this and more, in beautiful Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Our community has been designed with passion, based on research around best practices in other cohousing communities.

Cohousing Then and Now

The cohousing concept originated in Denmark in the 1960s. It was introduced to North America in 1988 by two architects, Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant.

Since then, well over 150 cohousing communities have been completed in North America. There are 26 completed in Canada, with many more in various stages of development. Treehouse Village Ecohousing is proud to be the first completed cohousing development in Atlantic Canada.

Additional Resources

Once you have visited a cohousing community, you will understand why they have become so popular. Here are some resources: 

Cohousing in Atlantic Canada

We are excited to bring cohousing to Atlantic Canada. Our community has attracted members from around the world, thanks to the scenic beauty and relaxed lifestyle of Nova Scotia’s spectacular South Shore.