Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

That ADU Guy’s Favorite Unit Design

10 Feb 2024 · 0 min

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In this brief presentation, the speaker highlights his preferred accessory dwelling unit (ADU) design. The unit is a one‑bedroom, one‑bath layout featuring a lofted space above the bedroom and bathroom and a dramatic 16‑foot vaulted ceiling. The emphasis is on the design’s affordability, ease of replication, and strong tenant appeal—every visitor reportedly wants to rent it and stays satisfied. The speaker notes that while the design isn’t award‑winning or architecturally groundbreaking, its practical strengths make it his favorite.

So you have one particular design. Tell us about that. This design is not going to win any awards. It's not going to be on the COVID of any architectural design magazine. What we like about this one unit as an accessory dwelling unit— it's a one-bedroom, one-bath design, and it has a lofted space above the bedroom bathroom, and it has 16-foot-tall vaulted ceilings— is its affordability and its repeatability, and the fact that every tenant that's ever walked into it wants to rent it and loves it and doesn't want to leave.