Alder Commons: An Uncommon Project

Remaining household builders, we at Hammer & Hand shell out a ton of our time performing remodels, new households, and the occasional industrial TI in Portland and Seattle. Though we pride ourselves on becoming major-notch builders and excellent members of our communities, it really is not often that we get to be concerned in a project that is made about the concept of community making itself. Doing work on the Alder Commons community kitchen area construct-out was a exceptional take care of for us, and one particular that intended a great deal to several customers of our staff.

For the uninitiated, Alder Commons is a nonprofit room made to aid multigenerational, multicultural local community developing and individual development. They deliver a area for self-directed discovering in classes and workshops on a huge assortment of matters and for a varied array of peoples. From cooking lessons to bookshelf setting up, art programs to homeschool hangouts for youngsters in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities, Alder Commons serves as a neighborhood crossroad for intersectional cultural appreciation and self-enhancement.

“Our mission is to cultivate an equitable, all-ages group of self-directed learners. We purpose to reduce boundaries concerning youth and adults of assorted backgrounds by giving an obtainable and inclusive place for them to share information and methods.” (resource: Alder Commons | Philosophy)

When the Alder Commons team approached Hammer & Hand about making their local community kitchen space, we were thrilled for the opportunity to carry their dream to everyday living. The task was created by Communitecture, a regional architecture company with an eye for creative neighborhood areas and a mission for social justice. As common builders with a target in each style and design-pushed tasks and progressing variety, equity, and inclusion within just our possess business, it was a perfect suit for Hammer & Hand. We express our heartfelt gratitude to Alder Commons for deciding on Hammer & Hand to create a house that is now a commissary kitchen area serving as house base for 16 compact, the vast majority-QTBIPOC food and herbalism companies.

Discover additional about the mission of Alder Commons and check out out their calendar of activities at aldercommons.org

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