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Modern staircase, designed by Mark Reilly Architecture
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Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) design and construction compliant with California ADU laws (SB 9, SB 68, SB 1123). EDR Design Build provides turnkey ADU solutions including architectural design optimized for code compliance, permitting coordination with local jurisdictions, construction management, and final inspection. ADUs serve as guest houses, in-law quarters, rental income properties, or long-term housing solutions. Typical ADU sizes 400-800 sq ft with project costs ranging from $150K-$400K depending on configuration and finish levels.

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Bob Schatz
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Photo: Angela Flournoy © 2014 Houzz
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This backyard garden studio with a modern design provides a comfortable and stylish retreat for a home office, art studio, cottage bunkie or for backyard entertaining. The layout features two built in work stations, and a built-in sofa bench that can be used for reading, watching televisions or an afternoon nap. A second story loft provides space for storage, a kid's play area or a separate space for lounging. With a footprint just over 100 square feet, this studio makes efficient use of space while minimizing the footprint of the backyard and may be constructed without a permit in many jurisdictions (check your local building code).

Photo by Eric Rorer
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The original home was built before this jurisdiction had codified its planning and zoning criteria and therefore didn’t conform to the current rules regarding setbacks from steep slopes, neighboring properties, the street, or Puget Sound.

This backyard garden studio with a modern design provides a comfortable and stylish retreat for a home office, art studio, cottage bunkie or for backyard entertaining. The layout features two built in work stations, and a built-in sofa bench that can be used for reading, watching televisions or an afternoon nap. A second story loft provides space for storage, a kid's play area or a separate space for lounging. With a footprint just over 100 square feet, this studio makes efficient use of space while minimizing the footprint of the backyard and may be constructed without a permit in many jurisdictions (check your local building code).

This view shows how the Rollamatic skylight bisects the hand railing. It seems that rules are always changing, and that every jurisdiction is different. Do select an architect who's in tune with what's required in your area.

La Cornue Range Alise O'Brien Photography
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all areas of the site are within the creek’s 25’, 50’ and 75’ riparian stream buffers. By necessity, the house, with considerable jurisdictional involvement, was constructed entirely within the 75’ stream buffer

Matt Clawson
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As the core of Atlanta becomes more and more dense, options for new single-family homes are often limited to building unsustainably through demolition of existing homes. However, scattered around the city core are undeveloped sites considered “unbuildable", often because of jurisdictionally imposed restraints i.e. zoning setbacks, riparian stream buffers, peculiar lot configurations and difficult site features. Comparably, for this 12,401 sq. ft. site, zoning setbacks and riparian buffer restraints imposed on the lot's status as an undeveloped, legal, residential lot-of-record, rendered the property “unbuildable”. Not a single square foot of the site met jurisdictional requirements for “buildable”. Furthermore, the stream along the front of the site precluded construction access and the steep terrain was foreboding.

Wing Wong, Memories TTL
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This community resides within the Coastal Commission's jurisdiction which has decreed that "light transmission" through guard rail balusters must exceed 75%* (as I recall). The neighbors have installed cable rail to meet the spec. The clients have puppies and weren't sure what mischief the floppy eared miscreants might get into with an open system.

On a quiet cul-de-sac not too far from downtown San Luis Obispo lies the contemporary craftsman styled Clausen Residence. The challenges that accompanied this project were what, in the end, made it so interesting. The buildable area of the site is very small due to the fact that almost half of the property is occupied by a biological open space easement, established to protect the creek that runs behind the lot. In addition to this, the site is incredibly steep, which lent itself well to a stair stepped 3-story floor plan. Strict height restrictions set by the local jurisdiction governed the decision to bury the garage in the hill, and set the main living space on top of it, accompanied by the children’s bedrooms and game room further back on the site. The 3rd floor is occupied fully by the master suite, which looks down on the back yard below. Off of the great room is a vast deck, with built in barbecue, fire place and heaters, ideal for outdoor entertaining year round. The house, adorned in lap siding and true craftsman details is flanked by gorgeous oak trees and the creek beyond.