Projects

Every backyard has a story. Here’s how we built theirs.

Haven designs and builds ADUs across the Northeast. These are the backyards, the homeowners, and the projects that got us here.

South Orange’s first ADU. A split-level reinterpreted for a family’s next chapter.
Featured project
Region
New Jersey
Size
750 SF
Budget
$325,000

South Orange’s first ADU. A split-level reinterpreted for a family’s next chapter.

Sarah has lived in her South Orange split-level since the 1960s. When apartment prices made downsizing impossible, she and her family found another way: an attached ADU that lets Sarah age in place while her daughter and son-in-law take over the main house. Haven designed the Swoop ADU, a 750-square-foot, two-bedroom home connected through the existing garage. Its curved facade takes a cue from the split-levels on the block, making the addition feel both familiar and new. It was the first ADU permitted and built in South Orange.

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Three structures. One courtyard. A family that finally has room to be together and apart.
Westport,CONNECTICUT•1,800 SF•$850,000

Three structures. One courtyard. A family that finally has room to be together and apart.

A riverside ADU in Norwalk, CT, shaped by the slope, the wetlands, and the view.
Norwalk,CONNECTICUT•650 SF•$475,000

A riverside ADU in Norwalk, CT, shaped by the slope, the wetlands, and the view.