Budget Breakdown: A Playful, Postmodern ADU in Los Angeles Is Built for $249K

Bunch Design imagines a colorful, dynamic backyard dwelling that looks and feels larger than its 850 square feet.
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"A sense of expansive space and careful use of light and color are things that make our ADU designs feel large, even when most of them are under 800 square feet," says designer Bo Sundius, who co-founded Los Angeles–based Bunch Design and Bunch ADU with his wife Hisako Ichiki, also a designer. "The result is that the people who live and work in these small homes never feel like they’re in a small space," he adds.

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Laura Mauk
Laura Mauk writes about architecture and design for Dwell, Wallpaper*, the San Francisco Chronicle, Interiors and Luxe.

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