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The extended walls of the outer cube help mitigate the heat of the California sun. The deep cutouts, says Haeg, were also a way of blurring the line between indoors and outdoors—“not in the conventional, midcentury L.A. way of walls of sliding glass,” he says, “but instead making layers of containment. Where does the house end exactly?”

In the Cypress Park section of Los Angeles, Hunter Knight designed and built an urban infill project consisting of a single-family residence and an attached ADU. Tenant Hannah Go, a designer, fabricated the desk/shelving unit in the office that she and her fiancé, Rami Jrade, a songwriter and producer, share when working from home. Inspired by midcentury garden apartments, the ADU features abundant light and exposed wood ceilings.

The gable end 10’4” by 6’6” window provides plenty of opportunities to create fleeting live portraits that could hang on any gallery wall. A Santa & Cole floor lamp stands left of an heirloom chair, which is covered by a Skyeskyns sheepskin.

The family’s farming interests spill out onto the terrazzo flooring, with some unexpected additions to the menagerie.

Vintage furniture in the primary bedroom mirrors the bespoke pieces in the communal living space, with a midcentury A Younger wardrobe and Archie Shine drawers sitting alongside an Arts and Crafts Heal’s bed.

A niche in the attic provides an additional sleeping area for guests.

A view looking south towards Giudecca and the Venetian Lagoon taken from the lower-level guests’ terrace.

Floor plan of Westside ADU by Bunch Design

Warwas offset the rear of the ADU to accommodate the power lines running behind the house, and he designed a window in the office/guest room upstairs that meets the roof in the same way that the window off the dining area/kitchen meets the ground.

Perforated metal panels slide to shade the bedrooms from the sunlight.

Now the ceiling framework gives the room more height, and two taller window units flank either side of the bed, adding to the illusion of more height. Pendants by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen hang above the custom white oak bed designed by Lake Flato Architects.

The floors were replaced with a light oak in a herringbone pattern, and built-in casework from Reform added to provide additional storage. The sofa is by A.Rudin/Eva... Spencer.

The living area is defined by a playful collection of furniture, includign a Nuvola 05 armchair by Gervasoni, an orange Altar Side Table by Tacchini, and an iconic Michele De Lucchi Memphis Milano Collection coffee table with a yellow top and striped base. The lamp is by French architect and designer P