But, while dedicated work and study spaces are in great demand, some 60% percent of homeowners say they do not actually have one in their home.
And many who do, have used other existing spaces within their home for that purpose. An office set up in the living room, converted bedroom, and other places connected to family areas are not uncommon. The biggest challenge with many of these is that they have privacy issues (sound/noise) and lack physical workspace – owners are just making do.
Add to this challenge that parents and children both often require dedicated spaces to work and communicate with the outside world at the same time. The need for a functional home office or multiple workspaces within a dwelling has become all the more important.
An ADU can be the ideal solution for working at home. In fact, with a larger unit, it might even be possible to have multiple and flexible spaces within them. One of the chief reasons that more and more owners are turning to ADUs to create dedicated work at home spaces. That can range from a ground-up build of an ADU with multiple potential workrooms and areas in it to purchasing a prefabricated unit specifically to be used as a home office in the back yard.