TESTIMONIALS

Working with ADUC was a pleasure. Everyone we engaged with was creative, responsive and very supportive.

We were pleasantly surprised by how involved and helpful they were throughout the the whole process - from design, to permitting, to completion of final details.

ADUC helped us create a space that is more beautiful and functional than we could have imagined.

Cannot recommend them highly enough!

ADU Collective was an amazing resource, ally, and collaborator throughout the process of building our ADU.

During the design phase, ADU Collective helped us clarify our goals and was patient and thoughtful, allowing us to take the time to settle on a plan that was practical, cost-conscious, and met our needs.

Building an ADU takes a host of coordination, and ADU Collective helped us connect and communicate with the arborist, structural engineer, contractor, city permit office, city inspectors, etc.

ADU Collective's insight, support, and vision were crucial to the success of our project, and every time I enter our space I am so happy and grateful!

Our project bore two major challenges--optimizing multigenerational living and major regulation hurdles.

In Jess we found a professional with a deep understanding of all the relevant angles and who advocated fiercely on our behalf--allowing us to ultimately thrive in our beautiful and comfortable multigenerational space.

We feel gratitude each day Jess's insight, expertise, and tenacity in guiding us on a journey which would otherwise have been not only harrowing, but impossible.

Jess Resmini and her team at ADU Collective truly brought our dream through to reality on this project.

The combined knowledge and experience of this team ensured a smooth passage through permitting and they came up with a design aesthetic that perfectly met our brief while also fitting into the existing environment perfectly.

If you are considering building an ADU you will not find better partners than Jess and the ADU Collective team

Jessica is not just an architect; she’s an ally.

We loved working with Jessica. She really understood and respected our goals, and she was incredibly patient when we wanted to explore alternatives.

She had creative ideas but was also not insistent on her own vision.

Very importantly, she has experienced knowledge of ADU construction and a deep grasp of applicable code, and she helped us fight the city when it was being unreasonable in its interpretation.

Finally, when our contractor seemed to be lagging, she helped us in keeping the project moving.

The team at ADU Collective were fabulous to work with.

We experimented with 3-4 designs and the one we chose really highlights the features of our compact space.

ADUC recommended several contractors and helped compare the bids.

Throughout the process Jessica and John (helped with permits) were always available to answer questions and the entire process went very smoothly.

I am so happy with how our ADU turned out and I enthusiastically recommend Jessica and her team.

We worked with Jessica to turn our two car garage into an ADU in Palo Alto. Our experience was fantastic!

Jessica understood our needs and was always approachable.

She also helped us successfully navigate the bureaucracy with the city permit process. We highly recommend ADUC!

We are working on our second ADU project with the ADUC team and we love working with them.

I am very impressed not only with their problem solving ability and level of creativity but also how very quickly they are able to suggest and explore various options.

The ADU Collective team consistently does a fantastic job of heading off agency hurdles and making sure the projects are positioned to head those problems off at the pass.

The team at ADU Collective worked tirelessly to make my vision into reality.

In particular, Jess (our architect) and Shannon (our interior designer) iterated over and over with us until our space was exactly as we wanted it in terms of aesthetic, functionality, and space efficiency.

Lastly, the ADUC team went above and beyond to facilitate and mediate any concerns or frustrations with vendors and third parties, which alleviated a lot of stress, start to finish. Thank you ADUC!

We had an exceptional experience working with ADU Collective. We could not recommend ADUC more!

They were excellent at helping us manage our project, including helping us navigate the Palo Alto City approval process and the web of changing ADU regulations. 

We loved the modern design aesthetic and they brought a lot of creativity that helped us maximize our use of space. 

ADU Collective listened to our needs and produced a plan tailored to meeting our very particular constraints.

The team also worked with us throughout to make smart value-based choices to prevent cost overruns.

Great people to work with- knowledgeable, creative, and listened to what we wanted and envisioned, then delivered.

One of Jessica’s superpowers is her ability to listen and ultimately delivered a design that we love! It was a fun process, and we always looked forward to our meetings with Jess as the plans and ideas evolved.​

Our experienced contractor remarked more than once that Jess' plans are the most detailed he's ever seen.

Jessica did a wonderful job of making sure that our ADU fit with the look, aesthetics, and general feel of my main house and the backyard in general.

During construction, Jess didn't just hand the builder a set of plans and walk away. Instead she was really involved during the construction phase and was often on site making sure everything went according to plan.

We are not only delighted with Jessica’s architectural style, but as importantly her ability to incorporate maximum efficiency.  

She is that bright light we all hope to find as we fumble our way down the dark tunnel of construction.