Karlev

Designing for Multigenerational Living

5 min read

The most common reason people build with us is not rental income. It is giving family full-size, private space on the same property.

Privacy is the product

An ADU works for family because it is a complete home: its own kitchen, bathroom, living space and entrance. Nobody is a guest. That separation is what makes parents or adult children on the same lot sustainable rather than temporary.

Privacy is the product

Designing for aging in place

Single-level layouts, wide openings and ground-floor entry are inherent to the format. Finish and fixture choices during Documentation can push further in that direction without any structural change.

Designing for aging in place

Quiet matters more than you think

A continuous insulated envelope and double-pane argon-filled glazing keep the unit acoustically separate from the main house and the street. Shared property does not have to mean shared noise.

Quiet matters more than you think

Flexibility later

A unit built for a parent today is a rental, an office or a guest house later. Where local zoning allows, the same building serves whichever role your household needs next.