This ADU Pilot Project aimed to demonstrate a thoughtfully-designed backyard home that also served as a model for affordable construction and financial loan innovation.
In 2017 a new ordinance made it possible for Los Angeles residents to build a second home in the backyard of their single-family property. This new housing typology, known as an Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU, opened up the opportunity for half a million single-family lots to be a part of the housing solution.聽
In partnership with Mayor Garcetti鈥檚 Innovation Team and Council District 1, this ADU Pilot Project aimed to demonstrate a thoughtfully-designed backyard home that also served as a model for affordable construction and financial loan innovation.聽
The ADU is a newly built 1,025 sq. ft, two-story, two bedroom home located in Highland Park. The Craftsman-inspired design is a playful take on contextual architecture of the neighborhoods. 聽
The design approach is a reinterpretation of the Craftsman values of natural materials, simplicity of form, and making handcraft visible 鈥� all while accommodating the homeowner鈥檚 desire to blur the lines between 鈥渘atural鈥� and 鈥渕anmade.鈥澛�
This project was completed as LA-M谩s. At the completion of this pilot the City adopted a new ADU ordinance and launched the LA ADU Accelerator.
2020 AIA | LA Residential Architecture Award recipient聽
Project Partners: Mayor Garcetti鈥檚 Innovation Team and Council District 1.