maybeck created clusters of 2-4 small houses all sharing a single kitchen or garden space in order to create small "sub-communities"

shared living spaces and communal situations foster a greater of individual belonging within a community and encourage inhabitants to become involved with the greater community

the plan for Principia College has the housing units divided into small clustered living spaces rather than large dormitories common to many college campuses. this type of housing helps create a more closely knit series of "sub-communities" rather than the large loosely knit groups found in most dorms.

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