This Multigenerational Home Near Carmel Is a Slice of Prefab Paradise
An architect spends just over $1 million on modular units to create a custom property for herself and her son’s family.
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California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea is renowned for its scenic charm and proximity to one of the richest marine habitats in the world. But affordable housing for a young family? With home prices averaging $2 million to $3 million, not so much. So, when architect Gabriele Mary Ann Schicketanz sold her place in town and her son, Victor, and his wife, Brittany, wanted to move, along with their middle schoolers, out of their two-bedroom, one-bath home nearby, the obvious solution was a multifamily compound.
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Kelly Vencill Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Dwell’s Los Angeles-based contributing editor, Kelly has also written about design and architecture for Architectural Digest, Coastal Living, and Luxe.
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