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The Los Angeles–based design-build company, Homestead, converts underutilized garages or backyard sheds into ADUs that can be rented out or lived in.

For the exterior, Danielle and Ely touched up the blue paint, matching the color as best they could. They built a new deck with the help of a contractor friend, which holds an existing hot tub.

For the project, MCA and WASP also collaborated with SOS, the School of Sustainability—a postgraduate training center, which was founded by Mario Cucinella (pictured) in 2015. Through the ridged archway is the "living zone,

Two new midcentury-style water features are located on either side of the house. “We are passionate about enhancing the interaction between indoor and outdoor living, and materials were carefully selected to emulate the look and feel of the home’s original style,” shares Uzcategui.

Hilary and her husband, Jimmy, opted for a functional, restrained material palette. In the dining room, Rejuvenation pendants hang above a table by Hedge House and chairs from Hay.

The parents’ bedroom is intentionally small, with a custom storage unit framing a giant window. “It makes the views feel that much bigger,” says Handa.

Builders, developers, designers, and architects have developed a range of homes that are composed of prefabricated, modular, or kit-of-parts pieces that can allow for lower costs, faster and easier on-site construction, and even higher quality spaces. Here, we delve into the differences—and similarities—among these manufactured residences.

The owners of the Field House in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, wanted their home to have a sense of place within the forested plot of land.

Per the clients’ request, the kitchen skews to a predominantly white color palette, with the bespoke island providing contrast.

The ÖÖD House founders, Andreas and Jaak Tiik, drew inspiration from Philip Johnson’s Glass House for the design—a serendipitous tie back to New Canaan. The capital campaign committee has been using the unit to raise awareness and funds for the new library building designed by Centerbrook Architects & Planners.

The home’s lightweight Onduline roofing was selected for its ability to withstand strong winds, its environmentally friendly qualities, and its thermal characteristics.

Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow—who is well known for numerous Hollywood films including Zero Dark Thirty—is selling her Los Angeles compound, which includes a main residence and a poolside guesthouse, as well as a three-car garage.

Ian and Kate call their home Te Ngahere Hou, or “the new forest,” because of the 40-acre forest regeneration project they began when they decided to build here, establishing a covenant to protect the land.

The Bionic Fire wood-burning stove by Rais can be pivoted outward to warm the deck.

Instead of plaster, Out of the Valley finished the walls with a natural clay render that gives the cabin an earthy quality.

“They’re well-traveled New Englanders who had always lived in older, traditional homes,” Lane says of the clients. “They wanted a contemporary home with warmth, texture, and craft.”

One of the home's bathrooms features wallpaper from Etsy retailer AwallonDesign.