600 sq ft model
The 600
Compact one-bed with an efficient footprint.
- 1 bed
- 1 bath
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Concept visualizationDel Mar, CA · 2022Detached, attached, and junior ADUs. We review model size, setbacks, access, and utility connections against the rules for your property before defining the build.
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Concept visualizationDel Mar, CA · 2022We start with a feasibility memo (lot, zoning, setbacks, easements, utilities). Then schematic design, construction documents, structural engineering, plan check, and construction. Allow roughly 6–10 months for construction on a typical detached ADU, plus design and permitting before groundbreak.
Compare six starting points with facade concepts and 3D plans. Open any model for its interiors and dimensioned drawings. Site adaptation and permit approval are separate.
Compact one-bed with an efficient footprint.
One-bed with a generous living room and walk-in shower.
Roomier one-bed with a flexible great room.
Two-bed, two-bath family layout.
Two-bed plan with an open living area and generous covered deck.
Two-bed, two-bath with a large great room.
If a standard footprint does not fit the site or the way you want to live, we will shape one around both. Then we carry it through engineering, permits, and construction.
Plan a custom ADUGuidance checked September 5, 2026. See the California HCD ADU Handbook (March 2026) for state requirements and the City of San Diego ADU guidance for local rental and development rules. Your property review determines which rules apply.
We review lot data, zoning, setbacks, easements, and utility questions. The feasibility memo identifies model fit, unresolved site checks, preliminary budget assumptions, and the next permitting steps. We agree on scope and any fees before site investigations.
Schematic through CDs, structural engineering, Title 24 energy, and plan check. The review deadline for a complete qualifying ADU application is separate from the full design and permitting schedule.
Foundation, framing, MEP, finish. Typical detached ADU is 6–10 months on site. Two-year warranty plus ten-year follow-up check-in.
Size depends on the property and local ordinance. A compliant local maximum generally must allow at least 850 sf, or 1,000 sf for more than one bedroom; 1,200 sf is the detached-unit default where no compliant local ordinance applies. JADUs are limited to 500 sf. We verify the applicable pathway for your lot.
Our planning allowance is roughly 11–17 months from kickoff, including 6–10 months of construction. State law generally requires approval or denial within 60 days after a complete qualifying application is received on a lot with an existing dwelling. Corrections, other approvals, and applicant-requested delays can affect the overall schedule; this is not a guaranteed permit date.
Every ADU is priced after feasibility. Size, finish level, site conditions, utility runs, and service requirements all shape the scope. We review those with you first, then give a project-specific proposal instead of a one-size-fits-all number.
Often no. California exempts ADUs from on-site parking if the lot is within half a mile of public transit, in a historic district, or part of an existing structure conversion. We check this in feasibility.
In the City of San Diego, ADUs and JADUs cannot be rented for fewer than 31 consecutive days. Other jurisdictions have their own rental conditions. We check the local rules and any applicable deed restrictions during feasibility.
We serve San Diego County, Orange County, and Los Angeles County. Our published completed ADU case study is in Del Mar; other county pages distinguish active work from completed case studies.
