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Landscape designer Denis Dujardin played a key role in shaping the setting.

When the Ferguson Sauder family—parents Meg, a school counselor, and Tim, a design instructor, plus kids Cole, Olive, and Asher—wanted a multifunctional backyard addition, they decided to build it themselves. Two Liftoff chairs by Tim Miller, one of Tim’s former students, surround an oil-drum fire pit set in granite dug up on the property. On the deck, the Panamericana chair is by Industry of All Nations.

Atelier Lumi floor plan

Slate-colored stone pavers create an outdoor terrace in the backyard.

Floor plan of Haseman House by Willa Work

Ladera Heights ADU by DNA Architecture + Design

The goal was to turn the space into a guest suite that “feels like an out of body experience; a Willy Wonka vacation hideaway,” says the designer, who now lives in the ADU

An energy-efficient TPO membrane covers the living room’s zigzag roof.