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Heartwood Commons

Heartwood Commons

  • Project Type: Cohousing, Multi Family
  • Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Client: n/a

Heartwood Commons is a 55+ cohousing community and Tulsa’s first cohousing community. With 36 residential units, a Common House, and other amenities, the community offers single-story homes that employ universal design strategies. The community includes a wood shop, meditation/yoga hut, dog park, potting shed, greenhouse, community gardens, and storm shelters, all built around huge, old trees.

Located in the Kensington neighborhood of Tulsa, the site is south of downtown and just a few minutes away from the riverfront. Situated along the Arkansas River as it meanders through Tulsa, the community is conveniently located near medical services and retail businesses.

Caddis worked with local architect Molly Jones, of Jones Design Studio, in guiding the community through a series of design workshops to collaboratively design the site plan, Common House, and units in a manner that reinforces Heartwood’s values, vision, and goals. These values included:

  • Sight lines to Common House, common green, and pedestrian ways and between units, balancing privacy and community
  • Spaces between units with rich, layered landscaping that allows for privacy and connection, from deep and enjoyable front porches to common meandering walks with occasional gathering nodes
  • On-grade, fully accessible porches designed to be desirable places to hang out
  • Designated spaces for gardening and stormwater detention
  • Passive solar exposure for both heating and cooling purposes
  • Low Impact Development (LID) methods

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