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Floor Plan of The Monroe House DADU by Ben Locke

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The gabled addition is topped with a standing seam metal roof and is clad in vertical corrugated metal siding.

Living Area view to balcony

ADU Balcony and backyard

ADU and Backyard Oasis

Inside the 1,930-square-foot structure, which is their full-time residence, con-crete floors and pale woods mimic the outdoor palette. A sliding glass wall from Fleetwood opens to an expansive patio and perfect sunset views.

A dune grass “meadow” by garden designer and horticulturist Roy Altaras grows at one end of the pool.

“I’m a pool person,” says Jessica. Daltile penny tile lends a retro feel to the water feature. “Orange and blue are our primary accent colors for the house, so taking them to the backyard was kind of a given,” says Frank. “The orange refers back to the burnt orange from the [1950s] era of the house itself.”

With walls of glass on two sides, being in the breakfast nook feels almost like being outside.

In leafy northwest Washington, D.C., a two-story addition expands a 1936 home without overwhelming it.