The Common House

The Common House is the architectural heart of our community life. We cook, eat, play, hang out, celebrate, meet, host events, and work together at the Common House. It is an extension of our individual homes and allows us to live in smaller private homes than we might need outside of Sunward.

The Common House includes a large kitchen, dining room, living room, children's play spaces, game room, meeting room, member offices, exercise room, guest rooms, a video theater, laundry room, a large workshop, and more. It is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator, wide hallways and doorways, and accessible restrooms. Our U.S. mailboxes and our internal mail "cubbies" are located in the Common House, providing Sunwardians daily opportunities to interact with each other. Spontaneity and serendipity play a major role in building and maintaining our relationships. We decorate the Common House with our laughter, photos, and an interesting variety of artwork.

The laundry room is available for the use of all Sunwardians. Some members enjoy doing their laundry at the Common House because of the opportunity to socialize and to share resources. It can be a great savings not to have to have one's own laundry machines. The Common House is cleaned by a team of Sunward members as organized in our work system.

We encourage and host many community-wide and private events in the Common house, for which members are welcome to reserve space at no charge (we own it!). Members are responsible for complete clean-up immediately after their event.