Favorites

Texas-based Kanga Room Systems offers a range of sheds and ADUs that can arrive as kits or as prefabricated units. Their Studio Luxe line, when designed to include a bathroom and delivered turnkey, starts at $56,700 for a 196-square-foot ADU, but increases in size and scale with their 640-square-foot model starting at $107,900.

The Single Family Studio ADU costs $150k. The extra $45–100k includes services like site preparation, permit fees, and utility connections. Bequall also offers to landscape the site, build a deck, and accommodate upgrades at additional cost.

A pathway leads from the side of the front home to the ADU.

The owners requested clean lines and a modern appearance for the home's design, with thoughtful considerations for layout and storage.

An outdoor shower was installed in the space between the home's two boxes, as an unexpected sanctuary.

"An ADU facilitates flexibility,

The primary bedroom has unobstructed views of the neighborhood and an ocean breeze.

"We like quartzite because it has the movement of marble but is more resilient,

The shared kitchen and dining space opens to a courtyard. The couple wanted to capitalize on L.A.'s sunny weather.

The entrance is surrounded by maple plywood. "We created this wood box that felt compressed within a space that has eight-foot ceilings,

There are two entrances into the ADU, and this one by a courtyard feels more private.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

Snow melt accumulated during the winter months drains off the roof to one side of the home with the help of an integrated scupper.

The architects added a cork wall behind the bed for a layer of warmth within the space.

A full-height photo mural by Anne Rezac and Yeva Dashevsky conceals the Murphy bed, located to the rear of the kitchen island, and wraps around the bathroom.

Textured porcelain tile by Terratinta Ceramiche changes throughout the day, thanks to a skylight in the bathroom.

Exposed laminated strand lumber (LSL) joists and painted brackets introduce texture and color while keeping material costs down.