LOS ANGELES -- Bridget Bousa knew from the start that she wanted a functional home and not just a temporary guest house when she added an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in her backyard.
When the first-time home buyer purchased the 1925 three-bedroom, two-bath home in the Fairfax district in 2021, she loved everything about the charming storybook cottage except the garage. "The garage was falling apart, and the foundation was messed up," Bousa said. "I couldn't park my car in there. I knew when I bought the house that I wanted to renovate the garage and make it usable. I also thought having an ADU in place of a garage would increase my ability to stay in the house for a long time."
Shortly after reading an article about an ADU in Elysian Park that was designed by architects Bo Sundius and Hisako Ichiki for Sundius' parents, Bousa reached out to the couple regarding one of four pre-designed ADU options offered by their architecture firm Bunch Design.
