Sunnyside Village
a food-producing cohousing community immersed in gardens

Sunnyside Village Cohousing is a cooperative suburban agrihood. Their intent is to produce some of what they eat on the site in a very large organic community garden. Rather than homes with gardens, they visualize themselves having homes within the gardens. This multigenerational community will have 30 private homes and a Common House which will host community events including weekly community dinners. 

The homes will be compact cottages, ranging in size from 800-1200sf, clustered in groups of eight to further break down the scale of the site. Each cluster will have a central garden and recreation spaces. The landscaping will be mostly food-producing, with some ornamental plants. Sustainability and affordability are key values of the community, but no public subsidies will be sought to achieve this.  

The homes have been designed with volumetric modular construction in mind, as the site is located within 5 miles of a modular factory. Given the short distance and the efficiency in floor plans, this will result in lower construction costs and a faster timeline to occupy the homes. 

Recently, our President and Co founder, Grace, did an interview Dean Smith, Co founder of Sunnyside Village, on KSER. Here, they dive into the fundamentals cohousing, sharing their history and experience, and discuss how it has influenced their design approach for Sunnyside Village. Click below to listen to full interview.

Project Information

CLIENT
Sunnyside Village Cohousing

LOCATION
Marysville, WA

PROJECT TYPE
Cohousing

COMPLETED
Anticipated 2025

SIZE
30 Units

SCOPE
Community Engagement
Feasibility Study
Programming
Master Plan
Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Construction Administration
Project Closeout

PROJECT TEAM
Schemata Workshop (Architect)
MIG (Civil Engineer)
GeoEngineers (Geotechnical Engineer)
Green Canopy Node (Development Consultant & General Contractor)
I.L. Gross (Structural Engineer)
Nakano Associates (Landscape Architect)
Solarc Energy Group (Common House Mechanical, Plumbing Design & Energy Code Compliance)