Two-Generation Home Plans

While there is no official definition, a Two-Generation home generally refers to a residence designed for co-living between parents and their adult children.
In 1975, a major housing manufacturer that first introduced the concept defined such homes as “houses equipped with two separate kitchens, one for each household.”

The rise of Two-Generation housing was largely influenced by the nuclear family trend that began in the 1970s and the rapid increase in land prices during Japan’s economic bubble in the late 1980s.
Today, new forms of family living continue to emerge — from cohabitation for emotional reassurance and multi-generational “co-education” with grandchildren, to homes shared with married daughters, as well as 2.5-generation living arrangements that reflect later marriages, non-marriage trends, and increasing divorce rates.

Today, two-generation living is being re-evaluated across Okinawa.
With some of the highest land price increases in Japan, a rise in dual-income households and children on waiting lists for daycare, as well as the growing need for elder care in an aging society, Okinawan lifestyles are rapidly diversifying.

At IMHOME, we cherish the spirit of Okinawa’s traditional family values while proposing modern two-generation homes designed for the new era.