Reconstruct An accessory dwelling unit (ADU), is a secondary housing unit on a single-family residential lot.

Enrico Bressan (co-founder of Artecnica) introduced this conversion project of a client's garage to me while I was working at Artecnica. Redesigning and constructing a residential space without expanding was one of the challenges of this project.
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Existing Garage Existing Garage
The focus of the project was to provide flexibility to the clients in terms of the way the sapce can be used. The focus of the project was to provide flexibility to the clients in terms of the way the sapce can be used.
Proposed Plan Proposed Plan
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The idea was to design walls that could move around and furniture that has wheels for even more ease. The idea was to design walls that could move around and furniture that has wheels for even more ease.
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  • Natural Materials theme
  • Foldable cabinets, beds, counter etc.
  • Made-a-mano tiles
  • Area: 34' x 30'