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Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block
In Berkeley, California, Type Five builds a pair of backyard houses—for $196K and $229K—for separate families within 100 feet of...
Erick Mikiten Has a Vision for the House You’ll Grow Old In
The architect and universal design expert transformed a wheelchair user’s Berkeley home with an inconspicuous elevator.
The Founder of Patagonia Just Built a Straw Bale House. He Thinks You Should, Too
Yvon Chouinard and the architect who designed his Ventura, California, home explain why the waste material is the next step in...