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The home's steel windows and the raised-hearth fireplace are Bernard Maybeck, one of the Bay Area's most notable architects, staples.

Owners and tenants of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) share key insights about how to navigate the unique living experience.

Eric built a custom bookshelf for one side of the room, using the salvaged kitchen cabinets for the base and adding an arched detail that extends across the ceiling.

Surrounded by redwoods, this Northern California home serves up a saltwater pool, a pair of living rooms, and flexible live/work spaces.

Surrounded by a wild apple orchard, the revamped 1800s residence is a slice of pastoral bliss, complete with a converted barn.

Floor plan of Westside ADU by Bunch Design

Once the frame was plonked into place, the work could finally begin.

The steel frame for the new house was constructed offsite and craned in.

"I wanted that natural beauty to be visible throughout the house and easily accessible,

Floor Plan of Brooklyn Row House Renovation by Office of Architecture

Set at the edge of downtown’s Fairmount Park, this fantastical home blends architectural styles from the past century and beyond.

The lightly refreshed midcentury has tongue-and-groove ceilings, a large central atrium, and a backyard filled with fruit trees.

There's no way around saying that the Daniel Drive Residence has interiors that will blow your mind. It's like an Austin dream come true.

The original home was converted into a bedroom level, and given a second-story addition and roof deck. The dark exterior color, a charcoal-eggplant hue, lets the landscape colors stand out in contrast. “The existing house roof became the roof deck,” says Rogers. “And then I just shifted over the addition so that it floated over the landscape.”

Before: The 1930s cottage sat on a .34-acre lot in Berkeley, large for the neighborhood.

Designer Raili Clasen forged through a challenging loan process to salvage a rundown property—saving its bocce court in the process.