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This tiny home can be craned into your back yard to become a guest house, rental apartment or fitness studio – if you have $400,000 to spare
This tiny home can be craned into your back yard to become a guest house, rental apartment or fitness studio – if you have $400,000 to spare
Sam TabahritiOct 1, 2022, 15:03 IST
Dwell's 540-square-foot backyard home with a black finish.Dwell
Home designer Dwell has launched its first multipurpose backyard home.
The company joined forces with Abodu and Norm Architects to build the 540-square-foot Dwell House.
Dwell has created the Dwell House, a 540-square-foot, one-bedroom ADU that fits in most backyards.
It's constructed off-site and gives home owners additional space without the hassle of construction or moving. Take a look.
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The Dwell House, produced in partnership with Abodu and award-winning Danish design studio Norm Architects, is a 540-square-foot space with a full kitchen and bathroom, designed with a California-meets-Copenhagen feel.
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It features a 12-foot folding glass door and can be used as a standalone apartment, office, pool house, or fitness studio.
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The Dwell House is only available on the West Coast so far and starts at $389,000.
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Each house is constructed off-site, shipped to the property, and craned into place. It can be ready in as little as six months.
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On-site construction time is only about two weeks.
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Houses will initially be available for purchase in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Seattle. This floor plan shows the backyard space used as a dwelling.
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Backyard houses can add space for guests, a growing family, an aging parent, or a home office, says Dwell CEO Zach Klein.
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Adobu co-founder Eric McInerney described the Dwell House as a "new take on the modern home."
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The Dwell House comes with appliances including an oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
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The other room can be used as a bedroom.
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It can also be used as a spacious office.
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It comes with a bathroom that features a narrow full-height window.
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The Dwell House was designed to let homeowners add more space without a lengthy renovation or moving.
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The Dwell House can be inspected at Abodu's Los Angeles showroom in the DTLA arts district.