Traditional City Block
- No front, side, or
rear yard privacy
- High maintenance, costly,
water-consuming lawns
- Car and pedestrian
conflict
- Noise from passing
motors and people
- Limited recreational
amenities
- No natural, built-in
security
Solutions
- Eliminate unused front
and side yards
- Controlled entry gate
with one-way single lane perimeter drive
- "Connect"
houses with high wood fences; each house has side yards on one side, with
no windows from the next house
- Houses and fences form
a large, secure central private park
- Shared recreation and
food production (e.g., fruit, organic garden and aquaculture in private
park)
The Garden Atrium
- Personal, family, group
and semi-public gardens
- Greater recreational
options
- More useable green
space
- Safety; complete car/pedestrian
separation
- Less maintenance effort
and cost
- More home, child and
individual security
The Garden Atriums provide
residents with a lush, green environment — in an atmosphere of complete
safety and tranquility. All residents share a private park that includes space
for a personal organic garden and fountain, a fruit orchard, a gazebo and
an aquaculture pond. Envisioned as the next generation of residential communities,
the Garden Atriums include an unprecedented amount of green space and bring
together an intimate sense of individual privacy and an active community life.
The
Macro Environment
On
the next page, a picture of the unique details of each Garden Atrium.
The private bedroom patios, between homes, turns out to be a valued feature. Parents can let children play outside with absolutely no concern for their safety. Some parents have fire-pits in their master bedroom patio, and use it for late-night quiet time.
Address: #4 Garden Atrium Way, Poquoson, Virginia 23662 |
Phone: (757) 868-5950 | Email: stu@gardenatriums.com
