Multigenerational House by One SEED Architecture + Interiors
Contemporary single family house located in Vancouver, Canada, designed by One SEED Architecture + Interiors.
Description by One SEED Architecture + Interiors
We are very excited about the conversion of this Vancouver Special into a contemporary multigenerational home. It incorporates three generations, with one suite for the home owners to share with their young children, and a separate suite for their parents. It is flexible enough to accommodate the changing needs of each generation throughout their lives. During the design process we addressed the needs of each group and took special care that each suite was designed with lots of light, high ceilings, and dramatic spaces.
We wanted the 2 bedroom and 2 bath lower level suite to feel like a first class space, not a secondary suite in a basement. To achieve this, we re-purposed the space of one bedroom on the main floor, and gave this area and volume to the garden level suite. This allowed us to create a new massing element on the front elevation and to provide the garden suite with 12 foot high ceilings in their living room, with huge windows looking out toward the mountains, a huge 3? diameter string light fixture, tons of natural light, and a street presence with their living room and address facing the front yard. The high walls give them plenty of space to display their collection of beautiful kimonos. The garden suite is accessed via a private entry with a walkout patio where the lands...
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