Before and after: Two architects cut a house in half to make a home and an ADU

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How do you get two L.A. homes for the price of one? Cut a house in half to create an ADU.

Before: The 1923 home before it was remodeled by Melissa and Amanda Shin of Shin Shin Architecture. It was legally uninhabitable due to multiple unpermitted additions over the years.Architects Melissa Shin, with dog Maya, and Amanda Shin enjoy the outdoor area in front of the ADU affectionately called “Mouse House.” Shin Shin Architecture plans show the second level above Mouse House.

The kitchen of Mouse House before it was remodeled. At right are the illegal arches that were added and cited by the city. The kitchen of the ADU rental. The master bedroom and bathroom of the main house. Behind the full-length mirrors: a walk-in closet. Because space was limited, the architects designed walk-in closets in both the ADU and the main house. The plywood bookcase installed inside the staircase was designed to play off the exposed rafters of the main house. Architects Melissa Shin and Amanda Shin, seated in the living room of Amanda’s house. The open kitchen of the main house, located on the second floor, opens to an outdoor patio. From left: Anne Barkley, who rents the ADU, and architects Amanda Shin and Melissa Shin.

 

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