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atured a dining set by RAD, Target chairs rescued from the side of the road, a midcentury modern outdoor fireplace, and CB2 place settings.

Susan and Chuck Webb relocated from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Berkeley, California, to be closer to their daughter and grandson. The retired couple soon realized they’d need more space than their century-old, 1,300-square-foot craftsman bungalow could provide in order to spread out, host out-of-town visitors and, perhaps eventually, accommodate a live-in caretaker. They spent $196,270 to build this all-electric 300-square-foot ADU, designed by Type Five.

In the gravel-lined entry court shaded by a Japanese maple tree, furniture from Beall and Bell—an antique shop in Greenport, New York—mixes with Pendant Globes by Primelite Manufacturing. Bobo pillows by Adler outfit the banquette, and cedar clads the interior of the seating area.

On the home's east side, the overhang created by the second story volume shades the front door while still allowing morning light into the bedrooms.

Architect Fredrik Nilsson and author Keshni Kashyap blend Scandinavian modernism with a measure of Indian style to create a thoroughly L.A. home.

Alloi Architects and Construction transformed a typical 1940s Los Angeles ranch home that had been modified piecemeal over the years. The firm — certified passive house designers — expanded and upgraded the home, which the owner had purchased in the 1990s.

The front steps were rebuilt with terrazzo.

Front Deck & Entry Door

The laneway house is just across a small shared patio behind Robert and Debra’s house.

Front exterior view. We used charred cypress from Nakamoto Forestry.

With a new baby on the way and the soon-to-be grandmother moving in, Seattleites Ilga Paskovskis and Kyle Parmentier asked Best Practice Architecture to expand their detached garage into a 570-square-foot ADU, which they now call the Granny Pad. “We can see the joy it brings Grandma when the baby comes over to visit,” says Kyle. “It’s the best part of her day.”