Alder Commons: An Uncommon Project

Remaining property builders, we at Hammer & Hand spend a large amount of our time doing remodels, new homes, and the occasional commercial TI in Portland and Seattle. While we satisfaction ourselves on currently being top-notch builders and very good customers of our communities, it is not frequently that we get to be included in a undertaking that is made all over the concept of neighborhood building itself. Working on the Alder Commons neighborhood kitchen establish-out was a scarce handle for us, and one particular that intended a whole lot to several customers of our staff.

For the uninitiated, Alder Commons is a nonprofit room created to facilitate multigenerational, multicultural group constructing and individual development. They provide a place for self-directed finding out in courses and workshops on a large vary of topics and for a assorted array of peoples. From cooking classes to bookshelf setting up, art courses to homeschool hangouts for young children in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities, Alder Commons serves as a neighborhood crossroad for intersectional cultural appreciation and self-improvement.

“Our mission is to cultivate an equitable, all-ages neighborhood of self-directed learners. We purpose to reduce limitations involving youth and grown ups of varied backgrounds by furnishing an accessible and inclusive place for them to share information and sources.” (resource: Alder Commons | Philosophy)

When the Alder Commons team approached Hammer & Hand about creating their community kitchen area space, we have been thrilled for the prospect to provide their desire to everyday living. The challenge was designed by Communitecture, a area architecture company with an eye for innovative neighborhood areas and a mission for social justice. As classic builders with a aim in each style and design-driven initiatives and progressing variety, fairness, and inclusion in just our own sector, it was a best in good shape for Hammer & Hand. We categorical our heartfelt gratitude to Alder Commons for choosing Hammer & Hand to develop a room that is now a commissary kitchen area serving as home foundation for 16 tiny, the greater part-QTBIPOC meals and herbalism organizations.

Find out a lot more about the mission of Alder Commons and check out their calendar of events at aldercommons.org

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