Brad Gunkel
The transience and anonymity that plague many suburbs and towns also impact larger cities. Demand for cohousing is seriously exceeding supply in some urban areas of the United States, yet there are many challenges unique to cohousing in these dense, high-priced markets. All of this requires that groups, developers and architects revisit the physical cohousing model as well as the development models that we have grown accustomed to in this country. Learn about the challenges and potential solutions to creating urban cohousing in America in this image and anecdote filled seminar with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers.
Brad Gunkel is Managing Associate of the Berkeley Office of McCamant & Durrett. He is an Architect who specializes in cohousing, community planning, sustainable design and affordable housing. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brad is intimately familiar with the challenges of creating cohousing in high-priced urban markets. Brad and his wife, Marie, are the newest residents of Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville, California.