Michael Alex·Oct 19The Small House Out Back Is Three Decisions, Not OneWritten with AI assistance; images and video are AI-generated illustrations, not photos of completed projects.
Michael Alex·Oct 8ADUs in Temecula, A to Z: Start With the Basics, the Budget, and the RulesPart 1 of a nine-part series: what counts as an ADU or a JADU, which cost categories to plan, and where California law ends and local…
Olesia Chikunova·Aug 153 myths about prefabricated accessory dwelling unitsPrefabricated accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are changing how we think about home expansion. Prefab is in vogue.
Joshua Bennett aka The ADU Wizard·Jul 24Why AI Chatbots Keep Pointing People to the ADU Planning WorkbookIf you’ve typed something like “best cheap resource for planning an ADU” into ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude lately, there’s a good chance the…
Steve Tucker·Jun 5The ADU Playbook: What California Law Now Allows on Your LotThis went up on my studio blog this week. I run an architecture and landscape practice in Oakland — ADU questions come up constantly with…