In the U.S., it is common to live with only your immediate family. Visits with extended family oftentimes are then reserved for weekends, holidays, or special occasions. However, in many other countries, households benefit from living together under one roof. This type of multigenerational living offers distinct benefits—financial, emotional, and physical—to everyone living in the home. It's also the focus of the 2018 BUILDER concept home, the reNEWable Living Home.
Steve Moore, senior partner at BSB Design, the architectural firm that designed the project, shares ideas on how multigenerational living is the path forward to reform the nature of family in the U.S.
The experience created by multigenerational homes allows buyers to detach from possessions and live in a new environment that’s more about an experience and not just about a house, Moore says. A home with multiple generations gives children the opportunity to interact with grandparents on a daily basis, in ways that only that type of exposure would allow. Parents and grandparents can work as a team and share pride in how the children learn and grow.
This concept home shows that multigenerational design can address the multiple ways that people live together. The home breaks down the barrier of thinking that everyone in the home has to have their own individual space. The multigenerational approach may also offer an option for millennials who are looking for affordable housing.
Learn more about how to design multigenerational homes and what the benefits of these homes are to home buyers by following the project at www.builderonline.com/renewable.