As part of ongoing research into solutions for Seattle’s housing shortage, we have developed a prototypical Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: The Casita.

The Casita is a small, componentized house that is robustly parametric. The client can set parameters such as the number of bedrooms, solar orientation, or exterior materials, and the digital model updates automatically. The building blocks of The Casita allow for countless iterations and design variation. Eventually the program will be able to create construction drawings and a bill of materials.

We are developing this program for beta testing. This web-based tool will be made accessible to anyone as a starting place to design a custom DADU or tiny home.