Being home builders, we at Hammer & Hand shell out a good deal of our time executing remodels, new houses, and the occasional industrial TI in Portland and Seattle. Though we delight ourselves on being top rated-notch builders and fantastic members of our communities, it’s not typically that we get to be involved in a undertaking that is made around the notion of community constructing alone. Doing the job on the Alder Commons group kitchen area build-out was a unusual handle for us, and a person that meant a ton to quite a few members of our workforce.
For the uninitiated, Alder Commons is a nonprofit house made to aid multigenerational, multicultural group developing and personalized growth. They give a spot for self-directed mastering in lessons and workshops on a large vary of subject areas and for a various array of peoples. From cooking courses to bookshelf building, art programs to homeschool hangouts for little ones in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities, Alder Commons serves as a local community crossroad for intersectional cultural appreciation and self-enhancement.
“Our mission is to cultivate an equitable, all-ages group of self-directed learners. We goal to lower limitations amongst youth and adults of various backgrounds by providing an accessible and inclusive room for them to share information and methods.” (supply: Alder Commons | Philosophy)
When the Alder Commons staff approached Hammer & Hand about making their local community kitchen area house, we ended up thrilled for the possibility to carry their dream to existence. The job was made by Communitecture, a nearby architecture organization with an eye for artistic local community areas and a mission for social justice. As common builders with a concentrate in each style-driven jobs and progressing variety, fairness, and inclusion inside our individual sector, it was a ideal fit for Hammer & Hand. We convey our heartfelt gratitude to Alder Commons for deciding upon Hammer & Hand to develop a space that is now a commissary kitchen area serving as household foundation for 16 compact, vast majority-QTBIPOC food stuff and herbalism corporations.
Study additional about the mission of Alder Commons and verify out their calendar of situations at aldercommons.org
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