TEAM designs Northwood ADU for a Michigan home's backyard
Fibre cement panels and stainless steel are among the low-maintenance materials used by architectural practice TEAM to create an accessory dwelling unit in Michigan.
The project, called Northwood ADU, is located in Ann Arbor and is one of the first accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be built under new zoning regulations in the city.
Northwood ADU sits in the backyard of an Ann Arbor home
The two-storey dwelling has a living room, dining area, kitchen and bathroom on the ground level, and a sleeping area up above.
The project was designed by a group of architects and architectural designers who teach at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The first letters of their names ? Thom Moran, Ellie Abrons, Adam Fure and Meredith Miller ? were used to form their firm's name, TEAM. The building is made of fibre cement panels and stainless steel
The dwelling ? built on a $225,000 (£170,463) budget ? sits in the rear of a lot belonging to Abrons and Fure. The lot totals 8,276 square feet (769 square metres).
The couple lives in the property's main dwelling and plan to rent out the backyard structure, which measures 730 square feet (68 square meters).
The house has an upstairs sleeping area
"While the size is limited by zoning regulations, the addition reaches as far back as possible to the lot line and a public wooded area," the team said.
L-shaped in plan, the building has a boxy form and sloped roof. The team used low-maintena...
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