Gail Otter moves inside her kitchen in Echo Park. Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times/TNS “> Gail Otter moves inside her kitchen in Echo Park. Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times/TNS LOS ANGELES — Unlike European kitchens, which are designed for efficiency rather than luxury, American kitchens often emphasize open-concept designs simply because they are larger. But now that […]
Through a collaborative program between the City of Milpitas, homeowners, and design professionals, adding an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to a Milpitas property will now be quicker and simpler than it’s been before. An ADU (which is sometimes referred to as a granny flat or secondary unit) is a smaller, separate unit that is located […]
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KINGSTON, N.Y. – Construction designs are ready for property owners in the city seeking to add an accessory dwelling unit, according to Mayor Steve Noble. The design by DEMO Architecture, the firm that won Kingston’s “Yes to ADUs!” competition, has been pre-approved by the Kingston Building Department and is now available for public use, a […]
Granny flats or small backyard homes called accessory dwelling units (ADU) are playing a critical role in increasing housing availability in Long Beach. Long Beach has issued 1,431 ADU permits in the last five years, according to a report from the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. Alison Spindler-Ruiz, Long Beach City Planning Bureau […]
Granny flats or small backyard homes called accessory dwelling units (ADU) are playing a critical role in increasing housing availability in Long Beach. Long Beach has issued 1,431 ADU permits in the last five years, according to a report from the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. Alison Spindler-Ruiz, Long Beach City Planning Bureau […]
Are you familiar with ADUs? These expandable housing options have been a hot topic around our city lately. Let’s have a quick lesson about what these are and how you might add one to your home. What is an ADU? The Additional Dwelling Unit — aka an ADU — is a self-contained residential unit, located […]
In the beginning, it was personal for Bo Sundius and his wife, Hisako Ichiki, partners of the La Canada, California–based architecture firm Bunch Design. In 2012, when they designed their first in-law suite, or granny flat, it was in their own backyard, and it was for Sundius’s father, who had Alzheimer’s disease. A 720-square-foot one-bedroom […]
The City of Portland offers an option to expedite the review and approval for new Single-Family construction and new detached Accessory Dwelling Unit construction through a process called Certified House Plans (CHP). Certified House Plans (CHP) are designs pre-approved by the City of Portland for building code compliance to construct homes and ADUs that are […]