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Copy It’s a rather unfortunate platitude that good design and government programs don’t mix. More than unfortunate, it’s also untrue, as a new initiative from the City of Los Angeles demonstrates. The newly launched Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Standard Plan Program offers homeowners 20 eye-catching, pre-approved designs for the increasingly popular typology, which many see as a viable alternative to costlier mid-rise apartment buildings. Administered by the Los Angeles Department of B...

Monica Bushman contributed to this story. Whether youre a homeowner looking to monetize your outdoor space or just another millennial whos pandemic obsession has become scrolling through pictures of beautiful homes you could never afford, youll want to pour yourself a cocktail and let your eyes feast on L.A.s new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) designs. The concept of ADUs is simple: We all know that Los Angeles is in the middle of a housing crisis. In 2019, Harvard reaserchers deemed the housin...

Los Angeles introduces the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Standard Plan Program, which offers pre-approved building plans for builders and homeowners.

Opting for one of these smartly-designed plans can cut down the review time from several weeks to as little as one day.

Los Angeles Streamlines ADU Permits with High-Design Templates Los Angeles ADU Standard Plan Program will offer homeowners a set of pre-approved designs that will save them time and money. March 8, 2021, 12pm PST | Diana Ionescu | Abodu Method Homes On the heels of legislation that legalized the construction of stand-alone residential units on lots traditionally zones for single-family homes, the Los Angeles mayors office and the citys Building and Safety Department are launching an initia...

Welcome to the weekend. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and I am baaaaaaack. Thanks to my colleagues for holding down the newsletter fort while I spent two weeks in a pandemic resort of my own making, which consisted of generally not moving while reading novels, watching movies and dipping into the wide selection of liquor options that now come in adorable little cans. I’m The Juergen Teller internet hoo-ha My kid could do that. A versio...

Before there is architecture, there is red tape. That’s certainly the case in Los Angeles, where the simple act of securing permits to build an average granny flat in an average backyard can turn into an epic back and forth with the city’s Department of Building and Safety over tweaks to drainage and electrical systems. A new initiative organized by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office in collaboration with Building and Safety aims to change that — while inserting a bit of high design into a ...