Root to Roof is a student-led design-build organization serving the broader community. The mission is to engage future architects to think critically about locally harvested lumber, hand-crafting, and the principles of sustainability through active project planning and participation. The impact includes: 1) Providing students with tangible experience and encouraging civic engagement; 2) Using the power of design and craft to create solutions for community needs. 

The first project is to renovate the Homework Room for DREAAM, a local nonprofit that provides academic enrichment for males ages 4-24, majority of which are Black and Latinx. DREAAM mainly operates out of  the University Place Church and conditions in the Homework Room are not conducive to learning. This team will design a space that is tailored to students, providing a variety of flexible workspaces that improve collaborative and individual learning experiences. This team believes sustainability is intersectional and should be justice-guided. This project will invest in the academic careers of young males in marginalized communities by creating spaces that will enhance learning conditions. The project has client funding, but additional funds towards the $10,000 project budget will help decrease the need for DREAAM’s investment.