5D CommunitiesIndependent living, together

Three communities, one philosophy.

Every 5D community shares the same arrangement: private homes you own, ringed around common ground and a common house at the center. Climate, landscape and local character shape the rest.

How a community is arranged.

Homes face inward across shared ground, close enough that you notice one another and far enough apart that you are not living in anyone's pocket. The common house sits at the center, roughly a minute's walk from every front door.

Aerial view of a community: private homes arranged around a central common house, pool and terraces

Where we are building.

  • CONCEPT

    Phoenix, Arizona

    Our first community, designed for the desert rather than in spite of it. Deep overhangs and shaded courtyards, homes oriented to avoid the western sun, drought adapted landscape, and outdoor space built for the months when Phoenix is the best place in the country to be.

    Desert community at golden hour with saguaros, wildflowers and a central fire pit
    Pool and terrace at sunset with desert planting and container homes beyond
  • CONCEPT

    Colorado

    Mountain light and long views, with homes built for real winters. Heavier insulation, generous south facing glass, covered walks between the homes and the common house, and interiors designed for the months when the gathering happens indoors.

    Dark clad homes with private decks around a larger common house in the mountains
    Container homes on a mountain site at dusk with a lodge above
  • CONCEPT

    Kansas

    Open sky and generous land, which buys more space per resident than either of the other two. Room for a working garden, a broader commons, and the kind of horizon you cannot buy back once it is gone.

    Prairie community at sunset with wildflower planting and a stone path to the common house
    Aerial view of homes arranged around the common house on open prairie
  • FUTURE

    Where we build next

    We are tracking where people are asking us to build. If you want a 5D community near you, tell us. Interest in a region is the single biggest factor in what we take on next.

    Tell us where you want one

Renderings are coming.

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