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For the Ages

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Multigenerational Living • An experience that strengthens family ties or risks straining them? Our followers discuss the pros and cons of multiple generations living under one roof.

Child’s Play

Building Play • Early on, kids are on the crawl for the bright, blocky, and buildable. These rudimentary toys are not only delightful, but they help stimulate the senses.

Physical Play • Children crave toys that allow for rambunctiousness. And parents should oblige for movement development, hand-eye coordination, and getting kids wiped out for bed.

Artsy Play • Grade school–age kids seem to gravitate toward objects that enhance their creativity, which is why artists’ tools are highly recommended for getting creative juices flowing.

The Playful Home • Children need their own furniture and decor, specially designed for little bodies and growing minds.

The Best Thing for your Child is Cheap and Easy • Endless lists with must-buy items—the right swaddle, right crib, right toothbrush—are stand-ins for parents’ lack of support.

Tiny Homes, Big Transitions • In Sacramento, a microcabin community for young adults facing homelessness calls on local builders and designers to turn modest sheds into dignified launchpads.

Is the Door Closing on First-Generation Homebuyers? • Homeownership in the USA has long been a way to build generational wealth, but the country’s housing market may be blocking newcomers from joining.

OPEN HOUSE • 350 Readers Tour Some of L.A.’s Most Unforgettable Homes

Two If by Sea • Rather than tearing down their aging family home on an Ionian island, a couple paired it with a prefab cabin made in Romania.

Parent Approved • The midcentury town houses I. M. Pei and Harry Weese designed in Chicago’s Hyde Park in the late 1950s are perfect for raising kids today.

In Defense of the Man Cave • When a bachelor outgrows his pad, he doesn’t outgrow his need for alone time—and if it’s ugly, so what?

VINTAGE VIBES • AN ARCHITECT AND A DESIGNER SET DOWN ROOTS ON IBIZA WITH A MULTIGENERATIONAL PASSIVE HOUSE THAT’S BUILT TO GET BETTER WITH AGE.

URBAN OASIS • ARCHITECT WOOK CHOI AND ARTIST JINNIE SEO SLOWLY COMBINE EXISTING STRUCTURES AS THEY BUILD THE HOME OF A LIFETIME ON A MOUNTAIN NEAR THE MIDDLE OF SEOUL.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS • A PHOTOGRAPHER VISITS HIS EXTENDED FAMILY DURING SICILY’S OLIVE HARVEST AND DOCUMENTS A TRADITION OF GENERATIONS WORKING TOGETHER—AND BASICALLY LIVING TOGETHER TOO.

HOW THEY PULLED IT OFF • It Takes Two In one of New York’s most vaunted affordable housing cooperatives, a mother and son create a home to suit “champagne tastes.”

I’m Single. I Have No Kids. Is My Home Ready for Me to Get Old Alone? • Solo aging is booming, but the housing market isn’t catching up.

sourcing • The products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.

one last thing • Growing up, designer Tyler Hays coveted his dad’s shiny red chainsaw. Now the handme-down reminds him of the beauty that comes from layers of use.