PALM AVE

Location: Orange, CA

Type: ADU

Sq Ft: 750

Photography: Lauren Geis

The client brief was to design a unique backyard rental, fitting 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a laundry room, and a full-sized kitchen within 750 square feet. To maintain privacy from the main house, we strategically positioned the building openings along the vine-covered rear property line, giving future renters their own quiet courtyard. Though the footprint is small, this building feels spacious because of the tall, sloped ceilings in each bedroom, a playful loft space in the main room, and a large opening to the yard for flow between indoor and outdoor space. This is phase one of the master plan for Palm Ave, phase two being renovation of the main house which is currently in progress.

image of newly built ADU from the front looking into the kitchen. Dark grey paint color with siding, big sliding door on the right and wood framed swing door on the left, and leather stool chairs across a kitchen island
From inside the ADU looking out to the yard where a large vine plant encompasses a fence. Inside the ADU a black steel staircase hangs down from the loft space into the kitchen/living area
Image of the ADU kitchen and loft space above, and in the background a bedroom is visible with a cozy bed inside
image of a modern kitchen, with black cabinets and sink, and crisp white countertops and paint, and a rectangular window above brining fresh bright light inside the ADU
Architecturally pleasing image of the front of this newly built ADU, with modern grey paint and siding, and a man opening the sliding door to go inside.
Modern clean entry to a brightly lit room with an earthy orange toned bed
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