Cosy nooks and a study are among the spaces designed for reading at House of Shadows, a multi-generational home in Bengaluru, Karnataka, by Indian studio Cadence Architects. More about Multi-generational house in Bengaluru designed to be "conducive to reading"
For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes and apartments, spanning India, Australia and the UK, designed to accommodate multiple generations under one roof. More about Seven versatile homes that facilitate multi-generational living
Gently curving rooflines and an asymmetrical heart-shaped stairwell characterise this multi-generational home in Ahmedabad, designed by local practices Studio Saransh and Iksoi Studio. More about Multi-generational LJ House in Ahmedabad prioritises shared living
The lily pads that float on the Kerala backwaters were the inspiration for this multi-generational apartment renovation in Mumbai by local studio The Act of Quad. More about Mumbai apartment designed to feel like "arriving at the edge of a still body of water"
Irregularly placed and mismatched openings puncture the terracotta-toned, double-layered exterior of 100 Windows, a multigenerational home in Vietnam designed by local architecture practice Inrestudio. More about Inrestudio uses double-layered envelope to create "in-between spaces" for Vietnamese home
Perforated steel screens filter light into this multi-generational house in Coimbatore, India, which architecture studio SpaceDNA completed with an oxide-coated staircase that steps around a triple-height void. More about SpaceDNA arranges split levels of Indian home around rust-orange staircase
A curvy three-tiered roof tops the red brick and tile walls of Clay Rise, a house designed and built by the founders of British studio Templeton Ford in southeast England for their own family. More about Templeton Ford builds multigenerational home that reinterprets archetypal Sussex houses
Mosaic, checkerboard and pixelated patterns influenced by grids characterise this multi-generational residence in Mumbai designed by Indian architecture studio MuseLAB. More about MuseLAB designs Mumbai apartment where grid "takes on many roles"
A retired mother enlisted the help of her daughter, a principal at Best Practice Architecture, to convert a neglected home into a wooden shingle-clad "multigenerational home base" with a basement level that can serve as its own apartment. More about Best Practice Architecture adds scalloped shingles to renovated 1950s house in Seattle
Perforated screens of reclaimed terracotta brick and metal mesh for climbing plants wrap the volumes of this home in Australia, designed by local architect Peter Besley. More about Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
Local studio Dominic Spalt Architektur has renovated a 1960s house to create a multi-generational home characterised by red steelwork elements in Schaan, Liechtenstein. More about Striking red steelwork marks transformation of 1960s Liechtenstein home
Canadian firm StudioAC has completed a residential building called Junction Semi for a family of seven, which features pale wooden cladding, a courtyard and a double-gable roof. More about StudioAC "carves outdoor space" into Toronto duplex for multi-generational family
Australian firm Pattern Studio has renovated this Sydney house for a father and his grown-up children, filling the rooms with oversized stone, cherry burl and butter-soft Douglas fir. More about Daddy Cool is a "slick but not stiff" Sydney home renovation
Indian studio SJK Architects has completed The Light House, a home in Nagpur lined with openable wooden shutters that evoke traditional perforated screens or jaalis. More about SJK Architects wraps multi-generational Indian home with wooden shutters
Architecture studio Edition Office has completed Naples Street House, a multi-generational home in Melbourne designed as a "carved solid" wrapped in bricks. More about Edition Office cloaks multi-generational Melbourne home with pale bricks
Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade has completed an extension to a multifamily housing complex with rammed earth walls in Guayaquil. More about Juan Alberto Andrade adds workspace onto multifamily housing in Ecuador
An irregular roofline and pale pink walls feature on the exterior of a multi-generational co-living complex in New England that architecture studio French 2D hopes can "serve as a replicable model" in the country. More about Massachusetts co-living building by French 2D is model for "alternative American housing"
Four concrete volumes topped with pitched roofs run alongside each other to form Prism House, a multi-generational home designed by Indian studio Matra Architects. More about Matra Architects spreads multi-generational Indian home across four concrete blocks
Australian studio Retallack Thompson has constructed a steel extension for a heritage-listed stone terrace in Sydney and added a second house on the same plot to create a multi-generational family home. More about Plant-filled courtyard connects steel and stone houses in Sydney
A network of cubic concrete volumes and staircases forms Up to the Sea, a blocky family home that Indian studio Matharoo Associates has added to the coastal town of Dumas, India. More about Matharoo Associates wraps concrete home around light-filled stairwell