Guest Structure
Pool House and Guest Suite
A compact 634-square-foot heated detached structure combines guest accommodations, entertaining space, utility functions, and indoor-outdoor connections.
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Casitas, ADUs & guest houses
Casita and ADU plans shaped around your property and priorities.
A successful backyard casita, accessory dwelling unit, or guest house must do more than fit on paper. Accudrafters helps Albuquerque and Central New Mexico homeowners evaluate the lot, access, utilities, parking, privacy, layout, exterior character, and construction priorities before carrying the selected design into a coordinated permit-review drawing package.
Published casita pricing
Custom Casita / ADU / Guest House Design
$5,975 for up to 750 square feet under roof.
Additional area from 751 through 1,000 square feet: $3.00 per square foot.
NMGRT, permit fees, engineering, surveying, and other third-party professional services are additional unless stated otherwise in writing. Written scope controls final pricing and deliverables.
Before selecting a plan
Confirm that the project fits the actual property.
- Available building area, setbacks, easements, and access
- Utility, sewer or septic, electrical, and water connections
- Parking, entry, emergency access, and construction access
- Privacy between the main home, casita, and neighboring properties
- Survey, HOA, subdivision, and jurisdiction requirements
- Realistic construction scope and budget priorities
Typical design scope
Develop the small home as a complete living environment.
- Site-specific concept and floor-plan development
- Kitchen, bathroom, storage, laundry, and living-space planning
- Exterior elevations, roof form, daylight, and privacy coordination
- Foundation, wall, electrical, and applicable framing information
- Online progress reviews, 3D views, and client-viewer access
- Agreed PDF drawing package prepared for permit-review submission
A plan that belongs on the lot
Stock and free plans can be useful starting points, but they do not prove site suitability.
A standard plan may not account for the property's buildable area, orientation, utility route, parking, access, neighborhood context, construction system, or the owner's actual priorities. Accudrafters can evaluate an idea or reference plan, then develop a site-specific design and written scope. Before choosing a casita plan, confirm whether it fits your lot, utility access, parking, setbacks, and budget.
How the space may be used
Plan for today's need and tomorrow's flexibility.
- Independent space for a family member or aging parent
- Private guest accommodations
- Long-term residential or rental use where allowed
- Home office, studio, or flexible living space
- Accessible circulation and low-maintenance living
- A phased property plan coordinated with the main residence
Permit-review coordination
Document the selected direction clearly.
Depending on the written scope and jurisdiction, the package may include site information, floor plans, exterior elevations, roof and foundation information, electrical coordination, schedules, typical details, and energy-related documentation. Separately provided survey, engineering, soils, septic, utility, or other professional information can be coordinated where applicable.
Accudrafters prepares drawings for permit-review submission and completes jurisdiction redline corrections within the original agreed scope. Permit approval is determined by the reviewing authority and is not guaranteed.
Relevant project proof
Casita, guest-space, and compact-home examples
Compact Residential Design
Contemporary Casita Visualization
Visualization helps evaluate roof form, window rhythm, entry, exterior character, access, and site relationships before documentation is finalized.
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Single-Story Living
Single-Story Country Residence
A residential example showing how circulation, bedrooms, shared living areas, exterior form, and covered outdoor spaces can be coordinated as one design.
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Your project contact
Work directly with Jim Lynch, owner of Accudrafters.
Jim reviews the property information and project goals, leads design communication, and remains your direct contact through delivery of the agreed drawing package.
Start with the property information already available.
Send the address or city, survey or existing plans, photographs, rough sketches, desired size, intended use, and any known HOA or utility information.