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The apartment has a Japanese-style tea room with tatami and shoji screens.

Local designer RS Schnitzer Home Design handled the bathroom.

The ADU's main staircase is illuminated by a long window.

"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.

Herman Miller Noguchi Table

The living room sits between a courtyard on one side and a patio on the other. A series of windows and layers makes the space feel larger.

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

Floor plan of Westside ADU by Bunch Design

Radiant floors heat the home.

The bathroom maintains the calm, nature-inspired color palette with subtle hues like beige, a taupe-y green, and wood. Like other spaces, natural light is abundant thanks to a window.

Even on the stairs, wood remained a prominent feature, with a wood handrail, treads, and a side wall with vertical slats.

Harty explains that budget was an issue, and so "the house is just big enough to suit the needs of the family without being too grand.