Here Are 16 of the Best ADUs in Los Angeles
In 2020, Los Angeles started to get serious about accessory dwelling units. In one effort, under the direction of the city’s chief design officer, Christopher Hawthorne, it created a program that allows architects to submit plans for pre-approval to cut down the weeks-long permitting process to as a little as a day; potential clients could pick a design off the shelf and get things moving. Add to the mix architects creating custom, compact designs, and prefab builders like Cover, a local company that manages every step of adding an ADU to your property, and things only get easier.
There are of course limitations to building an ADU in Los Angeles—the size is fixed to 50 percent of the main residence if attached, for example, or up to 1,200 square feet if unattached. The potential for your backyard to become more than just a patch of unused grass or concrete, on the other hand, is unlimited. Here, we’ve gathered 16 of our favorite projects to help your imagination run wild.
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