Lake Commons
Two neighboring residential buildings with a shared courtyard, gathering rooms and space for community-serving professionals.
SemiahmooCollectiveConnect
A proposed village near Blaine, Washington
A place to
live beautifully,
together.
Semiahmoo Collective is an early vision for compact homes, shared land, local food and a stronger sense of belonging on 105 acres surrounding a lake.
The idea
Build close enough to share.
Leave enough land to breathe.
Most rural growth spreads homes, roads, wells, septic systems and equipment across the landscape. This concept gathers daily life into a walkable center, allowing more land to remain available for forest, farming, water and wildlife.
The goal is a beautiful, durable place where private homes and useful shared spaces make life richer while using land and infrastructure more carefully.
A three-part village
One landscape.
Several ways to belong.
A compact lake commons anchors the community. Smaller woodland homes and tiny-home hamlets extend into existing clearings, connected by paths, gardens and shared facilities.
Woodland homes
A limited collection of efficient homes arranged along pedestrian paths and shared gardens.
Tiny-home hamlets
Small, organized clusters with planned utilities, storage and common outdoor space.
The heart of the village
Architecture worthy
of the landscape.
Lake Commons imagines two warm, Northwest residential buildings framing a shared courtyard. Homes remain private; the spaces between them create community.
Private homesQuiet, secure places of one’s own
Shared lifeCourtyard, laundry, gardens and gathering
Useful servicesPossibilities include care, therapy, bakery and farm market
A working precedent
EcoVillage at Ithaca
Since 1991, EcoVillage at Ithaca has grown into three clustered neighborhoods within a larger shared landscape. Private homes, common houses, farms, trails and long-term land stewardship operate together as one community.
It does not prove that this property can support the Semiahmoo concept. It demonstrates that a village organized around shared land can move from an idea into enduring daily life.
Visit EcoVillage at IthacaProject details
The practical questions.
Open any topic for the current working assumptions. Every figure remains subject to professional study and approval.
Land, zoning and approvals+
The property is approximately 105.83 acres and is currently listed under rural R5A zoning. The proposed density and multifamily form would require a formal land-use pathway that has not been established. Site control, title, critical areas, shoreline conditions, fire access and county planning review come before architectural certainty.
Homes and village program+
The long-range concept includes two neighboring four-story buildings, a limited number of small woodland homes and organized tiny-home hamlets. Unit counts, building locations and ownership types are illustrative until a professional test-fit plan is completed.
Water, wastewater and infrastructure+
If public sewer is unavailable, a professionally engineered community-scale treatment system may be required. Water supply, soils, seasonal groundwater, wetlands, primary and reserve dispersal areas, roads, power and fire protection could determine whether the project is possible.
Ownership and governance+
A future structure could combine private residences with condominium or cooperative common elements and a separate body responsible for agricultural and conservation land. The legal structure, resident voting rights, reserves and stewardship obligations require Washington counsel and an experienced development partner.
Economics and early capital+
The immediate financial task is feasibility: seller terms, planning analysis, environmental and infrastructure screening, concept design and a multi-scenario financial model. No investment, condominium interest, return or resident deposit is currently being offered through this website.
Current status+
Semiahmoo Collective is an independent early-stage concept. The project does not own or control 8610 White Road and has no land-use, engineering, financing or condominium approval. The next goal is to determine whether a responsible version has a viable path.
Start a conversation
Help build
the first answers.
We are looking for thoughtful introductions, land-use knowledge, development experience, conservation insight and people who believe housing can create community while caring for the land.
newmoonhandyman@gmail.com Alex Fahad · Founder and local construction representative