Plan catalog
Urban Acupuncture's standard-plan archetypes test repeatable housing ideas across Seattle. The plans below are different: they are designer-owned DADU drawings that the City currently presents in its pre-approved ADUniverse catalog.
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Seattle-listed pre-approved backyard cottage plans
Structure review already completed
Each real site still needs zoning, drainage, foundation, utilities, tree, and access review.
Approval verification in progress
We are confirming current code-cycle status and Standard Plan numbers before making parcel-level claims.
Available catalog
Licensing grants use of the architect's plan; it does not include construction, site-plan preparation, engineering changes, or a permit. Published fees and plan details should be reconfirmed with the designer.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Magellan Architects
An accessible one-story cottage with a simple wood-frame structure and commonly available materials.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Mobile Office Architects
A compact two-level family dwelling that fits two bedrooms into a relatively small ground footprint.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
CAST Architecture
A one-level accessible cottage using standard wood-frame construction, with a larger bedroom option.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Haas Architectural
A compact panelized cottage system that can begin as a studio and expand through larger configurations.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
A flexible, component-based dwelling organized around an efficient kitchen-and-bath utility bar.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Yes Architecture
A narrow two-level cottage with ground-floor bedrooms and an elevated living floor and deck.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Shape Architecture
A one-bedroom home above flexible garage, studio, workshop, or storage space.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Artisans Group
An accessible one-bedroom cottage with optional stairless entry, curbless shower, and multiple roof forms.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Fivedot Architects
A full-size two-bedroom cottage with a simple rectangular form and slab-on-grade construction.
Seattle-listed pre-approved DADU
Ahouse Studio
A flexible family plan with centralized kitchens and baths and multiple room arrangements.
ADUniverse 2.0
Seattle is currently soliciting new ADU and middle-housing designs. After selection, chosen designers must develop permit-level drawings and complete City pre-approval before the plans can join the usable catalog.
Three or four attached homes, similar to a townhouse or rowhouse form.
In selection / pre-approval pipeline
A two-story building with four stacked homes.
In selection / pre-approval pipeline
A two- or three-story building with six stacked homes.
In selection / pre-approval pipeline
1. Explain the real options
Keep designer, size, licensing, approval scope, and official provenance together.
2. Connect concepts carefully
Show which real plans resemble D0 without claiming that the D0 model is their construction set.
3. Add exact fit later
Parcel-specific matching waits for dimensioned geometry and current approval verification.