In the UK alone there are well over 1.8 million households who now enjoy multi-generational living.
This is where varying generations of family or extended family pool together in one property, enjoying the benefits of all being under one roof. It really took off after Covid-19, when so many households were struggling with job losses, spiralling bills as well as the powerful emotional urge to regroup as a larger family unit.
There are of course, both enormous positives and negatives to living in a multi-generational household. While the obvious benefits include:
- Financial stability / One single mortgage
- Huge savings on household bills
- Resource pooling
- Work / life balance
- Emotional support
- Dividing household chores
- Childcare assistance
- Safety and security
- Inter-generational learning
The disadvantages can include conflicts over living arrangements and differences in individual values. And of course, some of these disadvantages include space and that where we come in.
In addition to confronting and expressing all parties expectations, zoning your living spaces is a vital aspect of these living arrangements working harmoniously and some of the projects we have worked on in the past have included ensuring the following flow:
1. Well planned and functional kitchens
2. Adequate separate living spaces
3. Private spaces / bedrooms
4. Sufficient bathrooms / en-suites
5. Suitable storage solutions
6. Good outside spaces
Our team of expert architects and craftspeople will ensure that the home you want and need to work for so many people can become a reality. We have decades of experience in not only extending your property where required to better suit your dwelling needs, but the vision to see where things could be changed or improved for the better, greater good.