How a tiny parking spot is reborn as a stunning live-work studio


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Homeowners Huff and her husband Panaligan at their trapezoid-shaped ADU with an asymmetrical butterfly roof, in Los Angeles. Photos: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS

“This is the backyard of which dreams are made,” the 2017 listing read. “Relax or entertain in your covered outdoor dining area beside the swimming pool and lush bamboo, creating a tranquil privacy. California living at its finest.”

Included among the listing’s photos: A simple A-frame carport standing next to a kidney-shaped swimming pool.

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