Case studies
Every project below is described in full: dimensions, jurisdiction, the setback or septic constraint that shaped the design, and how the suite, pool house, or pavilion was permitted and built. This is what a design-build process looks like from the inside.
Generational Suites & ADUs
20′ × 24′ Small Casita — 480 sq. ft. living space
Tampa Heights Overlay District, City of Tampa
A 480 sq. ft. casita threaded onto a 0.14-acre historic lot with 9.5 feet of side clearance and a historic preservation review.
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Unincorporated Hillsborough County
A fully accessible 864 sq. ft. guest house under Hillsborough's 900 sq. ft. cap, with 120 feet of new sewer lateral.
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Unincorporated Pinellas County, coastal zone
Zero side access, an HOA ban on detached ADUs, and a 750 sq. ft. coastal cap — solved by attaching instead of detaching.
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24′ × 36′ deluxe suite · 15′ × 30′ in-ground pool · 16′ × 16′ timber pavilion
Odessa, Pasco County acreage
One plan, one contract: a suite, pool, and pavilion mapped around a private septic drainfield on 1.5 acres.
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Lutz, Hillsborough County
A 512 sq. ft. timber pavilion matched to a multi-gabled roofline, sited to the county's 3-foot accessory setback.
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South Tampa, City of Tampa
Habitable ADUs were prohibited on this lot, so a non-habitable cabana unlocked the 5-foot accessory setback instead.
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