Designed by architect C.Th. S??rensen, these allotment gardens are located in Naerum, a suburban district in the outskirts of Copenhagen. These oval gardens are utility gardens and recreational areas Danish people use during the summer. About the shape of the gardens, S??rensen explained, ??Neighbors always argue about the shared hedge. How should it be cut? How high should it be? Here they each get their own hedge with a no-man??s land in between. Then they don??t have to argue about it!?
I do like the Common Open Spaces in many subdivisions.
Surveying those would be a pain in the butt...not to mention the difficulty in retrieving your Frisbee that accidentally sailed over the arbor vitae. 😉
Years ago the consultant I worked for was big on high-end golf courses. Of course the links were just a draw for the high-end residential real estate planned to be spattered amongst the trails and greens.
One developer had what I thought was a really good idea involving clustering 'pods' of three or four residences within the course in a manner that no house appeared adjacent to another, and sight was obscured with wooded areas. Designing these and maintaining vehicular access and utilities required some "out-of-the-box" thinking. Getting the whole thing to pass code enforcement was another story entirely.
Two pods were built with a fancy 'spec' home within each as proof of concept. I really liked the setup but apparently the purchasing public thought otherwise. No lots sold as the idea fizzled.
One of the spec homes was purchased by the club and renovated into an event center. The other was incorporated conveniently into a newly platted addition. I remember one builder quipped that 'contrary to what people say, nobody really wants seclusion. What's the use of paying all that money for a big place if you can't show it off?'
I still like the concept though.
I have seen similar arrangements here in Oregon. In fact, one example was posted here several months ago.
"No Man's Land" = Common Area Tract.
Where do they park their cars?
