Westwood is an intentional community in Asheville, North Carolina, nestled in a walkable neighborhood and wooded setting with 24 clustered dwellings and a common house in the center of the community. The buildings have central radiant-floor heating, a hot-water system with solar collectors on the common-house roof, and landscaping according to permaculture principles.
The Westwood Cohousing Community is dedicated to building a vibrant, caring, sustainable community where diversity, cooperation, trust and respect are valued and encouraged.
We require prospective members/owners to familiarize themselves with cohousing and with Westwood, including visiting and attending a community meal, a workday, and a community meeting. We have a Sales Team that meets with prospective members to answer questions and discuss expectations. Home sales need to be approved by the Community. For further details, please see our website.
We welcome visitors and are usually able to offer tours. Please see our website for details about how to contact us and arrange a tour.
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.
Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.
We changed from a Board, Community Council and multiple Teams structure to a Sociocratic Circle structure in 2017. This also included changing how we make decisions from a consensus to a consent process. The primary Circles are the Sun Circle (which also functions as the Board), Buildings and Grounds Circle, Community Circle and Administrative Circle. These Circles have the authority to make many decisions, based on their aims and domains. The full membership formally elects Board members to serve on the Board of Directors.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
Assessments are collected for the operating and reserve budgets.
Common House, Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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