On an unusually shaped lot in Soquel near Highway 1, two existing cottages will be joined by a new two-bedroom ADU built above a two-car garage. The garage level will be finished in smooth exterior plaster, providing a solid visual base for the ADU above, which cantilevers beyond it and is clad in shou sugi ban charred wood siding beneath a standing-seam metal roof. Despite its compact size—just under 800 square feet—the ADU accommodates two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a powder room, and a light-filled, open-plan Living, Dining, and Kitchen area. A large five-panel bifold door will connect this space to a generous deck embraced by two iconic California trees: a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) and a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).