As homeowners across California evaluate their long-term financial and housing strategies in an uncertain economy, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have emerged as a highly practical solution.

Here, Type Five shares how its design process helped a family develop a backyard ADU. Tell us about the most exciting project ...

In cities where ADUs have been allowed through zoning and policy changes, like Los Angeles and Seattle, thousands of tiny backyard homes ... s Graduate School of Design. “There are so many ...

Every architecture story has its own twists and turns – even those backyard cottages ... building an ADU herself, she has researched and written about architecture, design and sustainability ...

Golden State ADUs: Building Dreams, One Backyard at a Time Golden State ADUs ... Golden State ADUs provides a portfolio of adaptable, modular designs to any specification. "Our mission is to ...

See the full story on Dwell.com: West African Textiles Inspired This Los Angeles ADU’s Rhythmic Cladding Related stories: ...

On March 13, the city of Beverly Hills announced on its website that the city has launched its Preapproved Accessory Dwelling Unit ...

Samara’s Backyard is currently available ... spent the night in the display model to try out new design features. Gebbia also believes ADUs like these could help alleviate the Bay Area housing ...

In the backyard of one of his rental homes ... The other 31 permits were for custom ADU designs. David Oxx, a longtime Fresno resident, elected to take advantage of the City of Fresno’s free ...

For a future article, we are looking for stories about how ADUs are helping Angelenos who lost their homes in the recent wildfires.