I recently received a phone call from an architectural firm in New York City, inviting me to discuss collaborating on a project they were planning in the Hamptons. Always interested in collaborating with other design professionals, I gladly accepted the invitation.

 At Lindal, we believe in collaboration with architectural firms. Each year we are introduced to architects by prospective clients who understand what the Lindal building system brings to the party. 

 When I arrived at the firm’s loft studio in Lower Manhattan, I was seated at a large conference table with the principal and two staff architects. The table covered with rolls of drawings, scale models, building material samples. I was all ears, but the story I was told was not a pretty one…

An ADU is a permitted second home with a complete kitchen, built on a single family home site. There are specific regulations that control the size and sometimes the use of an ADU.

An outbuilding is a structure built on a single family home site that is detached from the primary structure. It cannot have a complete kitchen. (It cannot contain any cooking appliances other than a microwave oven). Outbuildings have specific regulations and restrictions that differ from community to community.

By definition, an ADU (short for accessory dwelling unit) is a second complete dwelling unit built on a lot zoned for single family residences. This special zoning category was created about a dozen years ago as way to allow seniors to live near their adult children rather than moving to senior facilities. It is believed — and experience seems to bear this out — that seniors who reside near the kids in ADUs rather than in assisted living settings live longer, healthier and happier lives.

When meeting with prospective clients for the first time, one frequently asked question is: “What are the benefits of the Lindal building system?” to which I begin my response with “efficiency, flexibility and predictability" and explain how that is so.

Lindal’s incomparable seventy-five years of success has been built on our client’s desire for a better home — more beautiful, more interesting, more comfortable, more connected to its natural environment.

On Saturday, July 28th, join us and tour a very special home, custom designed by Warmmodern Living and produced by Lindal Cedar Homes.

Spend a lovely summer day on Whidbey Island. Built minutes from the Clinton ferry and quaint downtown Langley, experience this special home that is well worth the hour trip from the East Side or Seattle. If you don’t agree, we’ll pay for your ferry ride home!