| SAN FRANCISCO: Making homes work for multi-generational living is rising to the top of the priority lists for many organizations in California, from nonprofits such as Rebuilding Together to high-end projects such as the Reality House, a hit feature at the International Builders Show in San Francisco last year.
Designers of the Reality House looked a census figures that showed that multi-generational living (three or more generations) represents the fastest growing type of household in the United States. And into their 6,000-square-foot home in Celebration, Fla, drew a ground-floor “second-generation suite”, complete with its own mini-kitchen and lake view, which represented an idyllic way for the elderly to keep living with their families as they age. |