At the heart of Alora Ecovillage, the Event Hall serves as the primary indoor gathering space and is also the same building as the Council House. This integration of cultural and governance functions reflects a core ecovillage principle: that community life is not divided into separate domains of decision-making and celebration, but instead woven together…
One of the most distinctive and imaginative features of Alora Ecovillage was the integration of eco-art installations along its walking trails. Rather than treating the landscape as something separate from culture or creativity, the design of the ecovillage envisioned the entire trail system as a living gallery. It would have been a continuous, evolving expression…
One of the more practical but surprisingly important features envisioned for Alora Ecovillage was the shared community laundry and laundromat facility. While it may not have carried the same visual appeal as the council house, artisan market, or solar stage, the laundry building reflected many of the deeper values behind the Alora vision: sustainability, resource…
One of the most important gathering spaces envisioned for Alora Ecovillage was the shared community kitchen. More than simply a place to prepare meals, the kitchen was imagined as a central social and cultural hub where residents could gather daily to cook, eat, celebrate, and strengthen the relationships that would hold the community together. Throughout…
Physical health and emotional well-being were always intended to be important parts of life at Alora Ecovillage, which is why the planned community gym and yoga studio occupied an important place within the overall village design. While much of the Alora vision focused on sustainability, permaculture, natural building, and artistic culture, the project also recognized…
At the heart of the vision for Alora Ecovillage was the planned council house, a shared community structure intended to serve as the social, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the village. The council house was imagined as the living heart of the community. It would have been the place where residents gathered to make…
One of the most practical and community-centered structures envisioned for Alora Ecovillage was the shared bathhouse. Designed to serve both functional and social purposes, the bath house reflected many of the core principles behind the larger Alora vision: sustainability, simplicity, cooperation, ecological responsibility, and human connection. Rather than every residence requiring large individual plumbing systems…
Among the many gathering spaces envisioned for Alora Ecovillage, few captured the spirit of the community more fully than the Bramble and Bean Cafe. Designed as a warm and welcoming social hub nestled within the heart of the village, the café would have combined sustainability, creativity, locally sourced food, and live performance into a single…
An artisan’s workshop was always going to be the center of our community, one of the defining features of Alora Ecovillage. While many sustainable communities focus primarily on agriculture, energy independence, or ecological architecture, Alora was envisioned as something broader and more human-centered: a living community where art, craftsmanship, music, and creativity were woven into…
