Over the next twenty years, the number of Americans over the age of 80 will double from 6 million to 12 million, a group embracing amenity-rich housing.
Contractor Josh Wynne, based in Nokomis, Florida, built a one-bedroom, 604 square foot, handicap-friendly home for his father next door to his own, expressly designed for aging in place, reports Curbed.
The building’s materials are mostly recycled leftovers from other construction projects, including the Southern Yellow Pine used for the home’s framing and paneling. It was also constructed to both minimize the environmental impact to the site and withstand extreme weather.
