Delgersaikhan Davaadorj
Selected Works
As housing costs rise, the definition of home is shifting within contemporary economic and social realities. Multigenerational living has became a necessity, not only financially, but as a strategy for collective care. This project responds to these changing patterns of domestic life by reinterpreting the existing typology. Referencing the dense, repetitive rhythm of New York townhouses, the design investigates how this existing urban form can adapt to new social and generational conditions while maintaining its identity.
By rethinking the relationship between the traditional townhouse and the modern duplex apartment, the architecture explores a flexible framework for multigenerational living. The design prioritizes shared spaces and visual connections to encourage interaction between residents, families, and neighbors while providing degrees of privacy.
Structurally, the building operates as a single, continuous system rather than a collection of isolated apartments. Through the strategic program organization, building registers daily life across different levels. This creates strong spatial and social relationships, reframing the multigenerational housing as a cohesive, shifting domestic environment.