[Dialogue] renovated kitchen at 4750

[Wanda Holcombe]

A "fantastic" renewal of a very important space in the life of the ICA building.  I love the urban garden too!

GREAT JOB!!!

I look forward to participating in the feasting dynamic in this space someday.

Wanda

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com>
> To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 10:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] renovated kitchen at 4750
> 
> Don (and to all who might be asking the same questions), the first floor kitchen was closed a long time ago (in approximately 1990) with a new one being established in the southwest corner of the Lawrence wing on the sixth floor. It is this 20+ year old kitchen that was just renovated. As I mentioned in an earlier "amendment" to my original message, a new greenhouse has been created in the corner. Besides herbs it will produce green leafy salad produce and some tomatoes. I am working on growing arugula. 
> 
> Some of the current residents, and their guests, who you might recognize are Ed Feldmanis, Marge Philbrook, Lela Philbrook, and her father, Larry, who was visiting from Taiwan, Pam Bergdall, Dennis Jennings, James Addington, and Cheryl Hood, who was visiting from Seattle. Most of the others were residents that you probably don't know and some of ICA-USA's current staff:  Lesley Showers, Nina Winn, Fara Taylor, Tyra Taylor, and Seva Gandhi. I wish you all had a chance to personally meet these very fine people (and the rest of the staff, all of whom are terrific). 
> 
> There definitely is no lunch cafeteria for daytime offices (which implies a cook and commercial food service). The image of the new kitchen is sharp contrast as a "shared family-style community kitchen." Everyone has their own cupboard and storage basket in the refrigerator and freezer. People can choose to share prep & clean-up of meals with selected others, or not. We have tried to incorporate basic features of "co-housing" principles into the design. These provide space that allows community life when desired -- and individual life when that is preferred. These co-housing features are key component, I think, to creating a successful community residence today. The new kitchen is certainly catalyzing a new discussion among the 25 or so of us who currently are living on the upper floors of 4750. It also is expanding our interpretation of "community" because it also involves ICA staff who work on the sixth floor during the day but who do not live here the rest of the time (though there is a growing group of staff who are choosing to live here as well). It is a very dynamic community environment.    
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> Terry
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