Stassi Lane ADU

Hillside lots have a way of telling you what they want. This one wanted a quiet move. The work began where the topography demanded it, with a registered exterior point cloud captured in the field, then matched into a Revit model accurate to the inch. From there, three options were tested against the slope, the ordinance, and the owner’s program. A low-slung courtyard scheme. A sectional split that follows the grade. A compact volume that touches the earth as lightly as the canyon allows. Each carried the same hinge: a sunken sculpture garden connecting old and new. The rest is slow work. Plot-plan coordination across the existing residence. The pool-view that anchors every conversation. Stair detailing to a half-grade landing. A phased proposal calibrated to walk through entitlement, plan check, and Certificate of Occupancy without the owner ever feeling lost in the sequence.

The canyon was the first client in the room. The owner was the second. The studio’s job was to keep them in agreement.