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The Multigenerational Plan

Part 2 Project 2024
Faridah Usman Buhari
University for the Creative Arts | UK
As the increasing trend of multigenerational living in the Western world creates a market for adaptable domestic planning, this project focuses on inventing an apartment complex that accommodates diverse family and occupant groups, going beyond the traditional nuclear family. Situated in Dover, UK, this design incorporates adaptable furniture, wind tunnel lightwells, and timber frame curtain walling to cater to this rising demographic and create serendipitous opportunities for people of all ages. Additionally, the introduction of the Participating Wall encourages residents to customise their living spaces according to their specific routine or spatial needs. Previously the location for the ‘co-innovation’ hub, which catalysed the growth of local start-ups as their temporary home, the scheme utilises the existing merits of the local high street, park and river, responding to natural and community focal points. Drawing inspiration from Coderch's Casa de la Marina apartment in Barcelona, Spain, styling techniques and themes of Nigerian diaspora from Njedika Crosby's artwork and the effective features found in current multigenerational housing, such as separate amenity spaces, entrances, and kitchens, the plan creates a welcoming shared living environment for residents that extends outside their individual dwellings and fosters a stronger connection between the inhabitants and their living areas.

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