Honolulu ADU
Honolulu, HI
This Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) was conceived and constructed during the COVID pandemic as a solution to expand a family home. In the near term, hosting long family stays has become increasingly common with the prevalence of remote work, and the space offers a landing point for aging friends from neighboring islands seeking healthcare. In the long term, the ADU is a way to future proof the family home, offering the clients a way to age-in-place.
The building is excavated into the steep slope of the property, minimizing the building’s visual impact for the existing home behind. The bar typology of the building integrates a panoramic ocean view, giving a little breathing room to a highly compact 400sf footprint. Cross ventilation takes advantage of the trade winds for natural cooling, and materials include sustainable cork floors and local monkeypod millwork details.
+ Talitha Liu
Honolulu, HI
This Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) was conceived and constructed during the COVID pandemic as a solution to expand a family home. In the near term, hosting long family stays has become increasingly common with the prevalence of remote work, and the space offers a landing point for aging friends from neighboring islands seeking healthcare. In the long term, the ADU is a way to future proof the family home, offering the clients a way to age-in-place.
The building is excavated into the steep slope of the property, minimizing the building’s visual impact for the existing home behind. The bar typology of the building integrates a panoramic ocean view, giving a little breathing room to a highly compact 400sf footprint. Cross ventilation takes advantage of the trade winds for natural cooling, and materials include sustainable cork floors and local monkeypod millwork details.
+ Talitha Liu
