In Boston, a Colorful Cohousing Complex Is Built for Sharing

For a 50-unit cohousing complex outside of Boston, architects paid extra attention to common spaces that would be used by all residents.

Photos: French 2D; Illustration: Stephanie Davidson

Bay State Cohousing offers shared spaces for communal living, with some traditional design touches to help it fit in its suburban neighborhood.

Alexandra Lange

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When the architects of Bay State Cohousing first approached the challenge of designing a new residential project for Malden, a city in greater Boston, their first job was trying to fit a new 45,000-square-foot housing development into a neighborhood laden with older buildings.