When a mid-project pivot suddenly added her parents to the household, an architect adapted the plan for both aging in place and raising two growing boys. Like many couples with a growing family, Bhavani Singal of workshopno5 and her husband found that with the birth of their second child, they suddenly needed more space. Luckily, friends of theirs were selling their home five minutes away. Bhavani and her husband went to look at the house—a one-story brick residence nestled between large oak trees—and saw potential. After closing on the property, Bhavani drew up plans to adapt it into a 3,500-square-foot home for her family of four, which includes two sons, ages 9 and 11, plus their pit bull mix, Lollipop. A few months later, Bhavani’s parents decided to make the move from India to Austin, and announced they had chosen to live with the architect and her family. “We were like, okay, good to know,” Bhavani says with a laugh. “And we quickly added another thousand square feet!” Working ar...