“The tree provides a lot of shade for the main house and creates this natural division between it and the ADU,” Naber says.

They needed more space. The couple, who are both 40 and met while students at UC Berkeley, considered getting rid of the pool to make room for an accessory dwelling unit, thanks to California’s ...

In recent years, ADUs have become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional apartments or houses ... designing their ADU. By March 2023, they had removed a pool from his parents' backyard ...