CURRENT CONSENSUS:  FIRST CABIN    300 sq ft, 1/8 Scale Rough Sketch

Pro’s  – Already consented to by full circle at the Governance 2009 Gathering

• Creates four dry spaces (10’X 7.5’) for short or long-term visitors/residents.
• Easy to build.
• Could include lofted beds in some rooms.
• An additional doorway between rooms would allow for more flexibility, and for long-term residents to use an empty room between gatherings.
• each room gets sun from same angle as kitchen
• communal deck creates community and makes all four units reasonably accessible.

• there is a lot of shared wall which creates privacy and sound issues
• no one space is large enough to be multi-purposed

• Creates three living spaces, each with a small deck toward the sunset view, and a communal entry deck.
• Each living space is 10’X10’, so significantly larger than Consensus Cabin living spaces.  This allows for a table and chair as well as a bed.
• There is less shared wall space reducing privacy and noise concerns
• It is very easy to build three identical 10X10 pods with standard cut lumber, so could be built quickly.

• (One) Fewer living spaces than Consensus Cabin
• no big front porch
• doesn’t have consensus so might delay process

• Creates two PRIVATE small living spaces attached to a larger PUBLIC multi-purpose room  (beds to scale)
• The sleeping Unit on the left above is roughly ADA accessible, one story tall, and placed so that deck has a view of sunset.
• communal front Deck remains
• Sleeping Unit on the right is a ‘tower’, with a significant sleeping loft and upper deck. Under the loft would be room for a desk, table, or small couch.  This would only work for someone who could climb very steep stairs or a ladder to reach their bed.
• Larger central room  (15’X12’) could accommodate two to four folding bunks  that could fold away when space is needed for programming
• Room includes a closet to stuff sleeping bags from bunks.  This provides sound barrier between  large room and sleeping units for residents.
• Sliding Glass door entrance lets in lots of sun and is easy to install.
• Rear deck allows view of sunsets off the common room.
• Outside of gatherings, residents/long-term visitors could use the common room as a ‘living room,’ and keep the sleeping units as their private ‘cells.’
• cute looking, has a tower with a deck and an interesting façade.

• only two small private spaces for long-term visitors or residents
• more difficult to build given levels, etc.

The Kitchen development began many years ago with a design process that spanned cities and about two years of discussion. During that time, a potter friend offered to help Destiny faeries make tiles that might be used in the kitchen. Chris Parris taught about a dozen NYC faeries how to prepare the clay, cut the tile shape, and paint with a slip glaze. The tiles were once-fired in Chris's studio.

Jim Jackson and Paulie used most of these tiles along with a bunch of decorative tiles donated by Lex to design decorative insert panels. These beautiful and expressive panels help bring more hands into the making of the kitchen. Some faeries describe the Kitchen as a great big spell in which each faerie adds their vibe into the clay, strawbale or wood-cutting of this structure.  

Other tile work is also featured in the shower and on the kitchen window sill. 

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FCD 2009 Annual Meeting Notes

March 21-22, 2009 

Residency Part 1

Discussion break-out group reports on issues of accountability and expectation regarding those residing on the land and the larger circle 

OF Everybody

clear expectations, even a contract

thinking about what your own responsibility is

questions: food communal or private?  defining public and private spaces 
 
 

OF Residents (number denotes additional times affirmed by other break-out groups)

welcome

familiarity of place and running the place (2)

responsible steward and tenant (1)

contribute overall  sustainability of sanctuary (3)

annual, periodic review

assistance managing sanctuary

help with resource management

a contract, clear expectation

assist with but not manage gatherings

chores: keep the basic functions going; on-going

healthy, responsive, responds to emergencies

attend meetings and gatherings, be involved in circles and on-going dialogues (1)

tidiness

financial commitment/no freeloading

defined regimen

constancy-- be there

fund own food

gatherings: not necessarily host it but don't block it

power to make emergency decisions

solve their own differences

greet contractors

know history of community, have had long term involvement (e.g. long term guest with with FCD or other sanctuary) 
 
 

OF Circle (number denotes additional times affirmed by other break-out groups)

Resources to live on the land

working phone

guidance

respect personal space (3)

to have personal space (2)

a contract, clear expectations (3)

communication, check in with, participation in, voice with the circle (2)

no liability coverage

support resident who needs sanctuary

special support for residents in experiment of community

OK to work off the land?  again, clear expectations

to know and be clear on length of residency (1)

system for deciding values of contributions

schedule of when to expect people

coordinate gatherings (1)

equitable split of chores

tidiness-clean up after gathering

provide housing-- community owns and builds the places

resident voice on welcome mat