Tiny US home is inspired by West African textiles and a fresh take on modernism


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Tuesday, 29 Apr 2025

Marina standing at the opening from the second-storey bedroom.

As an urban planner, Marina Martos Dabel was dreaming about adding an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, long before she and her husband, Dr Pascal Dabel, purchased their Silver Lake home in Los Angeles, the United States in 2016.

“I always wanted to get my hands on a backyard rec room or ADU project,” Marina says.

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