Full House

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“The project started with a simple question: How do we design a house that will last a hundred years or more, and accommodate multiple generations of family members to grow up and grow old together. Full House is a multi-generational housing typology developed in the city of Vancouver

While this particular project is a contextual response to the economic, social, and urban conditions of this specific place, urban centers across Canada are bearing witness to skyrocketing real estate prices across, and a general increase in the numbers of adult children living with their parents.

Regardless of whether the situation is a result of choice or financial necessity, the benefits of multi-generational living are becoming widely recognized: financial support, mutual benefits for young and old through childcare, decreased physical and emotional isolation for aging grandparents, as well as emotional bonding and closeness across generations”, say the architects.