A community designed to heal the land and support the people who live on it.
Pangea brings homes, food, water, energy and culture together as one working system on the high desert northwest of Taos, so that families, seniors and all the people of Taos can afford to live here.
Vision
More than a neighborhood.
Pangea Community is a working example of how people, land, water and culture can thrive together. It combines modern regenerative design with values that have long shaped northern New Mexico: respect and honor for the earth, balance and harmony with nature, and care for one another.
Our mission is affordable housing, cultural preservation and a harmonious coexistence with nature. We are building a resilient, off-grid neighborhood where homes, food, water and energy work as one regenerative ecosystem, and we are planning for this to work for the next forty years and beyond, not the next sales cycle.
Affordability runs through every part of the design. Homes that make their own power, water and heat keep monthly costs low. Earthen walls and passive systems keep maintenance low. And members can earn credit toward up to half of their dues by working in the community food system.
Homes for every budget
Affordable, workforce and custom homes keep teachers, builders, artists and elders living in the same place they work.
A working food system
Greenhouses and farms feed residents and neighbors. Members' work in them offsets their dues.
A local economy
Lodging, a food market and a cultural center bring in revenue and create local jobs.
Master plan
Home lots, land left open between them.
Residences cluster in circles around shared gardens and courtyards. The land between the circles stays open for farming, wildlife corridors, trails and the creek. Our goal is to build out the 322 acres over approximately 8 years.
Homes for every budget
- Affordable and senior rental housing, set within the village rather than at its edge
- Deed-restricted workforce homes for people who work in Taos
- Custom and standard biotecture homes for purchase
A working village center
- Community Arts & Cultural Center and amphitheater
- Two small sustainably operated lodging facilities
- Food market, café and farm-to-table dining
- Health & wellness center, live-work and office space
- Micro-farms, walipini greenhouses and a community kitchen
The master plan shows long-term intent. Uses, unit counts and phasing depend on Taos County approvals and market conditions, and may change.
Light on the land
Low density by design.
Keeping density low protects the view-sheds, dark skies and water that make this valley what it is, a land of enchantment. Development follows the terrain rather than flattening it.
- Common open land between residential circles stays permanently undeveloped. Common open space is dedicated to the LSA by recorded covenant.
- Wildlife corridors, acequias and stream buffers are kept in native vegetation.
- Stormwater stays on the land through swales, berms and permeable surfaces.
- Dark-sky lighting everywhere: downcast, shielded fixtures in warm color temperatures.
- Up to two vehicles per homesite, pedestrian and bicycle paths throughout, and quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM.
- Construction proceeds gradually, keeping building activity small and quiet so the land and neighbors are never overwhelmed.
Culture & stewardship
Honoring the land and the people who were here first.
Pangea sits on land with a deep and living cultural history, beside the lands of Taos Pueblo. For our members, honoring that history is a responsibility, not a courtesy.
Rights recorded in the covenants
The recorded Declaration of Covenants protects the permanent right of Taos Pueblo members to hunt rabbits on community land according to their traditional practices. It also keeps a designated access corridor permanently open. The LSA Board, individual owners and member votes cannot change these provisions.
What we ask of every member
- Treat the land, acequias, wildlife corridors and natural systems as living systems that were here before any of us.
- Learn about the history and present-day life of Taos Pueblo and the wider Taos community during orientation.
- Don't photograph, record or interfere with cultural practices without explicit permission.
- Make sure guests, tenants and vendors know these obligations before they arrive.
One connected watershed
What happens upstream reaches neighbors downstream. Buffers along the creek and acequias keep the water clean for everyone who shares it.
Partnerships by agreement
Pangea seeks to work with local cultural leaders, educators, builders and artisans where both sides want to and have formally agreed.
Does this sound like your community?
Start with the Community Overview. It covers the vision, the LSA and daily life at Pangea.