An Alternative Story for the Accessory Dwelling Unit.
Our exhibit is focused on promoting greater housing affordability in Elysian Valley along the Los Angeles River.
In Elysian Valley, also known as Frogtown, the rising tide of speculation along the Los Angeles River brings into question the nature of new development and if future projects can and should support housing, affordability and mixed-use.
Currently, the only proposed strategies for increasing residential density in Elysian Valley are developer-led apartment complexes, sporadic insertions of live-work spaces into the manufacturing zone, and isolated construction of illegal Accessory Dwelling Units, also known as granny flats. Our exhibit reconsidered the ADU, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units or granny flats, as an alternative strategy for resident-led affordable housing. As a series of strategies grounded on cooperative development, combined entitlements, and consolidated service.
Our exhibit also featured policy recommendations for ADUs that has the potential to transform the existing environment of unpermitted and unrealized housing in Los Angeles.
Venue: The A+D Museum.