DADU photo of the week - green roof

DADU, view from the primary residence. 

The roof of this DADU was designed to be seen. For more images visit the Laurelhurst Cottage on our website. 

DADU workshop thursday 4/23 at 7:00 pm

The next of popular DADU workshops scheduled for this Thursday has moved online. Sign up for our open house invites for more information and updates.

Backyard cottages can be used for many things, including housing a family member, a short term rental, a home office, or all of these things. Join Bruce Parker from Microhouse and Stefan Hansmire from Hansmire Builders to learn about what is possible and what is going on with the industry right now.

Time: Thursday 4/23 at 7:00 pm
Location: Online
Suggested donation $20 PNA members, $30 general public. All proceeds support the Phinney Neighborhood Association

DADU photo of the week

microhouse interns imagine what backyard cottages might be like if there were no height limit.

Self Guided DADU tour

We are unable to host DADU open houses for the near term. And our annual spring backyard cottage tour is also up in the air.  However, a great alternative is a self guided walking or biking cottage tour.  The following is a link to our DADU tour from last spring which featured owner built cottages.

NW Seattle DADU tour


Start 11233 Phinney Ave N

A.   11041 1st Ave NW

B. 3040 NW 63rd St 

C. 5014 8th Ave NW

D. 4134 1st Ave NW

Additional nearby cottages


3410 NW 65th St

919 NW 65th St

We are working on adding video content and other images from these cottages. The best collection of DADU images can be found on our web site.