Designing a House for the Whole Family

Once labelled as the granny flat, then dependent relative accommodation and now known as multigenerational living, the concept of several generations of adults sharing a home has probably been around since before the Stone Age.

However, it still seems to bewilder the housing industry and local government, even though there has recently been a dramatic increase in the need for dwellings that will allow families to do this. A survey by the National House Building Council (NHBC) showed that between 2010  and 2014 demand for this type of home increased by 38%, amounting to about 500,000 individual buildings.

Regardless of why a household is looking to live in a multigenerational environment, most are forced into unsatisfactory arrangements, ultimately resulting in a loss of independence and privacy. While big developers respond slowly to this trend, the best chance these families have  of improving their situation is to create their own solution by self-building or adapting an existing property.

What is a multigenerational household?

There are 1.8 million households that fall under the multigenerational bracket in the UK, sometimes formed as a result of unexpected circumstances, but mostly on a voluntary basis.

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