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  • Assembledge+ places blue ADU in backyard of Los Angeles bungalow

    California studio Assembledge+ has created a two-storey accessory dwelling unit that features blue fibre-cement cladding and an asymmetrical gabled roof. More

    Jenna McKnight | 12 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Cosmic ADU is a "self-powered home" that uses no fossil fuels

    US startup Cosmic has created a solar-powered accessory dwelling unit that is built using a special construction process and generates far more electricity than it needs. More

    Jenna McKnight | 2 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Tres Birds uses timber and metal to create ADU alongside Boulder home

    Smart systems and salvaged materials feature in an accessory dwelling unit by architecture firm Tres Birds that city officials have designated as low-cost housing. More

    Jenna McKnight | 19 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • DUST designs Marfa ADU for isolated desert living in Texas

    US architecture firm DUST has completed an accessory dwelling unit for a family in Marfa, Texas, who decided to relocate permanently during the coronavirus pandemic. More

    James Brillon | 28 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • TEAM designs Northwood ADU for a Michigan home's backyard

    Fibre cement panels and stainless steel are among the low-maintenance materials used by architectural practice TEAM to create an accessory dwelling unit in Michigan. More

    Jenna McKnight | 16 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Bunch Design adds colourful granny flat to a home in Los Angeles

    American practice Bunch Design has completed a colourful granny flat modelled on an oversized suit at the back of a home in Los Angeles, with sliding doors that enable it to become a single open space. More

    Jon Astbury | 19 November 2021 | Leave a comment
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    Scalloped parapet tops Byben & Skeens' whimsical studio in Los Angeles

    A scalloped roofline defines this playful backyard studio that Los Angeles architects Byben & Skeens completed for a writer and filmmaker to have a "solitary space for creation". More

    James Brillon | 26 September 2021 | Leave a comment
  • SO-IL designs prefabricated backyard home for Los Angeles

    New York architecture studio SO-IL has created Pebble House, a flower-shaped prefabricated house, for the Los Angeles Accessory Dwelling Units scheme. More

    India Block | 18 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • SHED creates Alley Cat dwelling for Seattle backyard

    Seattle architecture firm SHED has designed this compact home for a couple who wanted to live in a smaller dwelling on their own property. More

    Jenna McKnight | 23 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Architecture grad makes affordable prefab homes from Hawaii's invasive trees

    University of Hawaii architecture graduate Joey Valenti has designed prefabricated and low-cost housing units made entirely from invasive albizia trees on the island of Oahu. More

    Paul Jebara | 28 December 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Koto and Abodu launch tiny prefab ADUs for San Francisco Bay Area

    Prefabricated housing company Koto has designed a cabin-like ADU, or Accessory Dwelling Unit, that can be delivered to sites in San Jose, California in two weeks. More

    James Brillon | 11 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Wittman Estes and NODE use prefab elements to create rentable backyard cottage in Seattle

    American firms Wittman Estes and NODE have created a prefabricated accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, that is wrapped in charred wood and runs entirely on solar power. More

    Jenna McKnight | 8 July 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Four granny flats in Los Angeles that make the most of a back garden

    The Los Angeles Design Festival is spotlighting architect-designed granny flats with a series of tours this week. Here are look at four of the city's best. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 20 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Yves Behar debuts fully customisable tiny homes

    Designer Yves Behar has launched a range of prefabricated accessory dwelling units that aim to tackle rising house costs and increase urban density in California. More

    Dan Howarth | 1 November 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Cover designs backyard studio in LA using computer algorithms

    Design-build firm Cover, which uses computer algorithms to create customised backyard dwellings for homes, has completed its first project: a small studio in Los Angeles. More

    Jenna McKnight | 23 October 2017 | 2 comments

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