Questions about the Duplex 9/10

I have been getting a lot of questions about the duplex we are building. So I thought I would post a mini faq on the duplex 9/10 as we lovingly call it.

We are starting construction on Feb 10, and aim to have the home completed by the end of June.


What I am up to is trying to get the financing to build the home so that we have a home on the site that is ready.

We are also building a large number of green features into the home, which I can post about as well.

Unit 9...
is a 970 square foot home with two bedrooms upstairs and kitchen/dining/living downstairs. There is one bathroom on either floor. We designed the home to trace the setback from the creek area, so it has an interesting shape and a nice connection with what I hope will be a wonderful private side of the home.


We are reviewing our budget one final time, but we expect the home to cost $265,000. We are starting construction on Feb 10, 2010 and aim to have the home completed in June.

I am getting the financing to build the home, but we are looking to sell it. The reason why I am financing it is so that we can have a home that is ready for someone to just move into. I want some more neighbors down here at the EcoVillage.

Unit 10... is what we calling a "pod house." It is designed so that up to 3-4 adults can share the home where each adult gets his or her own private bathroom, bedroom and sitting room.

We are selling a share of the ownership in the home for in the range of $130,000 to $165,000 and will rent some of the rooms as well.

This was inspired partially by the "quads" at UBC and by a situation where I saw my mother really bloom in a shared living situation. (Maybe I will post that story another day).

If you are interested in either of these options, you can ask our membership team about life here at the EcoVillage and how to get here.

Here are the plans, if you are interested:

Site (click to zoom)
(Also note that the proposed duplexes are not actually our site plan, since after the Chuck Durett workshop).



Main Floor (click to zoom)


Upper Floor (click to zoom)