A Separate Living Space Inside This Home Was Designed For Visiting Relatives

December 7, 2020
A modern home with an accessory dwelling unit for visiting relatives.

Architect Brett Farrow has completed a new modern home that’s set on a sloping site in the Southern California coastal community of Encinitas.

The home, designed for a young family, also includes space that allows for long visits by relatives. Western red cedar has been used throughout the home to connect the interior and exterior spaces.

Western red cedar has been used throughout this modern home to connect the interior and exterior spaces.

Inside, there are high ceilings and an open floor plan that includes the living room, dining area, and kitchen.

Inside this modern home, there's high ceilings and an open floor plan that includes the living room, dining area, and kitchen.

In the kitchen, wood cabinetry adds warmth to the interior, while the white countertops and tiles complement the white walls, and help to keep the interior bright.

In this modern kitchen, wood cabinetry adds warmth to the interior, while the white countertops and tiles complement the white walls, and help to keep the interior bright.

Sliding doors open up the interior to a deck that’s furnished for outdoor dining and lounging.

Sliding doors open up the interior of this modern home to a deck that's furnished for outdoor dining and lounging.

Back inside, we can see there’s a bathroom that showcases blue tiles on the wall and in the shower, and a wood vanity with double sinks.

In this modern bathroom, blue tiles are featured on the wall and in the shower, and there's also a wood vanity with double sinks.

With its own kitchen and entry, guests and family can come and go from their own separate living space as they please while still being able to easily and quickly re-connect with the family in the main residence through an interior stair.

A modern accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with an open plan living room and linear kitchen.

Here’s a look at the floor plan that shows the location of the accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

The floor plan of a modern home with an accessory dwelling unit for visiting relatives.
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