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Walt Drake's southern -style, one -bedroom ADU has an <br />outdoor, wraparound porch that can be accessed without <br />HOME VISIT #6 using steps. The design is in keeping with other buildings in <br />Detached ADU (One -Story) the neighborhood. <br />Decatur, Georgia <br />Size: 800 square feet <br />When Walt Drake decided to downsize, his son Scott <br />purchased his dad's house for himself and his family and <br />built a detached ADU (or DADU) for Walt. <br />"From not finding what we wanted for Dad, we decided <br />to create it," says Scott. "Neighborhoods built in the <br />1920s have carriage houses. Building an ADU was a <br />modern day version of something people have been <br />doing on their property in this area for a hundred years." <br />NEAR AND FAR: "We wanted the houses to be <br />separate and to feel like we're each on our own <br />property, but we're there for each other," says Scott. <br />AGING -FRIENDLY: Building the ADU meant Walt <br />didn't have to leave his home and neighborhood. "He <br />was able to keep his own stuff and turn over what he <br />didn't need to us," says Scott. "It kept my dad in place, <br />which I think was important." <br />FUTURE PLANS: Scott says the ADU is "serving its <br />intended purpose" but that someday down the road it <br />could be used as a long- or short-term rental. "The ADU <br />could turn into lots of different things over the course <br />of its lifetime." <br />Design: Adam Wall, Kronberg Wall I Builder: Rob Morrell I Cost to build: <br />$350,000 in 2074 1 Photo by Fredrik Brauer I Floor plan by Kronberg Wall <br />Architects I Article adapted from `ADU Case Studies" by Lina Menard on <br />AccessoryDwellings.org <br />ON <br />ON DN <br />DN ❑ ❑ ❑ <br />SCREEN <br />PORCH / <br />L <br />BEDROOM BATHROOM <br />14'-8,/4" ®N® <br />LIBRARY LIVING ' I <br />NICHE <br />KITCHEN/ p <br />DINING <br />The ABCs of ADUs I A A R P 11 <br />