Vision for a New California

Year: 2020

The ADU movement in California will usher in a new type of dense suburbia. A housing type that appeals to existing American notions of home, while utilizing land more efficiently, allowing for multi-generational living, and providing options to home owners. It will pose new opportunities as well as challenges, which can be met squarely through the design of space and the accurate placement of structures. We believe the ADU is much more than a “garage conversion”. The ADU is an opportunity to design housing better than the boxy bungalow many Californians call home. To make small spaces feel large is a matter of perception and designing to perceive spaces as large. Here are a few examples.