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Building sustainable spaces

We design and build resilient spaces that combine low-tech wisdom with high-tech innovation, prioritizing salvaged and reclaimed materials and aiming to reduce extraction and minimize environmental impact while creating community-centered spaces.

Sketchbook architectural drawings of a sustainable home.

Use reclaimed and natural materials to drive affordability as well as extend resource lifecycles and keep usable materials out of the waste stream. 

Recover

Group constructing sustainable spaces with shipping containers

Design modular, net-zero building solutions that conserve resources through efficient systems.

Design

People working on a sustainable clay floor installation

Bring teams and communities together to build spaces through collaboration, shared skills, and support of local supply chains.

Build

Featured projects

Unity House

Sustainable home made from a yellow shipping container.

Demonstrating an affordable, adaptable approach to sustainable housing, Unity House is a community center built hand-in-hand as a community and locally-scaled for connection and creativity. 

 

Built with two shipping containers as its structural base and a modular living space positioned above, the design integrates a solar system and green roof, greywater system, and high-efficiency passive design to reduce energy and water consumption.

Passive Greenhouse

Aquaponics system with fish tank and plant grow bed

A sustainable greenhouse with a north wall made from adobe and a stemwall constructed with salvaged waste concrete.

 

It features an integrated aquaponic system that circulates nutrient-rich water between fish tanks and plant beds, conserving water while naturally nourishing crops. The adobe provides thermal mass to regulate interior temperatures, while the reclaimed concrete creates a durable foundation.

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