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 Two-Generation Home
JYU ARCHITECT
JYU ARCHITECT

Two-Generation Home｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜Balanced Connections Respecting Each Household's Lifestyle

Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
In a two-generation home shared by parent and child households, the design hinges on how to preserve each household's daily rhythms and privacy while maintaining appropriate connections. Considerations range widely: whether to share or separate the main entrance, how to define the extent of shared wet areas (kitchens, bathrooms, laundry), and how to incorporate adaptability for future caregiving needs or changes in lifestyle. Careful interviews to understand family relationships and projected future lifestyles are essential. The presence of a designer who can translate these complex requirements into a residence where both households can live comfortably for the long term is a decisive factor in the success of a two-generation house. Here we introduce an architectural practice that attentively resolves these intricate conditions.

Two-Generation Home

In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.

4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

*studioLOOP Architects

3-8-4 Asahino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Takayoshi Nakamura Architects & Associates

4-26-27 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Archiplace

502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Mitsuhiro Kojima Architects

426-1-101 Higashisin-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Takeshi Hirobe Architects

1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Yoshihiro Ito Architect & Associates

7-8 Honmachi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture

AtelierMA

2B Yanakada Building, 3-13-2 Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo

Mochizuki Architectural Atelier

2-23-1-1248 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / 614 Katakura-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates

Room 902, Famille Kamichoja-machi, 22-9, 2-chome Shimoru, Kamichoja-machi, Higashihorikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design

2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Tada Architectural Design Office

5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

12mm Architects

1-1564 Shikenya, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture