- Beauty—inner spaces and external views are inviting (considering Japanese miniature or larger vistas)
- Light and air—windows maximize daylight illumination, allow outdoor air to flow through cottage, and provide views to a green world outside
- Heating/cooling systems—energy efficient state-of-the-art, unobtrusive, quiet
- Insulation—cracks sealed, ceiling and walls insulated to-the-max, construction efficiency tested with pre and post energy audits
- Interior layout—available spaces maximized in ways that give feelings of openness
- Restoration of nature—reconstruction of cottage increases the vitality of the living world around it
- Energy production—rooftop solar panels (if site allows solar collection)
- Stormwater—seek ways to mitigate existing conditions with best management practices
- Cost of move—given the benefits to Kendal of incoming new residents, compensation to residents moving to one-bedrooms will be given
On the Kendal Journey 