ROOTS & WALLS

Tree belts meet stone walls to cool the desert, protect the land, and create resilience. This program combines ecological restoration with workforce training, turning climate defense into a community-built asset

ROOTS & WALLS

Tree belts meet stone walls to cool the desert, protect the land, and create resilience. This program combines ecological restoration with workforce training, turning climate defense into a community-built asset

ROOTS & WALLS

Tree belts meet stone walls to cool the desert, protect the land, and create resilience. This program combines ecological restoration with workforce training, turning climate defense into a community-built asset

Roots & Walls services

Roots & Walls services

Roots & Walls services

Program Overview

Roots & Walls integrates native tree planting with gabion wall construction to defend the land from heat, erosion, and climate stress. It creates living buffers that last for generations.

Program Overview

Roots & Walls integrates native tree planting with gabion wall construction to defend the land from heat, erosion, and climate stress. It creates living buffers that last for generations.

Program Overview

Roots & Walls integrates native tree planting with gabion wall construction to defend the land from heat, erosion, and climate stress. It creates living buffers that last for generations.

Mission & Vision

Mission & Vision

Mission & Vision

Community Need

Community Need

Community Need

Who We Serve

Who We Serve

Who We Serve

Program Design

Program Design

Program Design

Education & Engagement

Education & Engagement

Education & Engagement

Volunteer Pathways

Volunteer Pathways

Volunteer Pathways

Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

Long-Term Vision

Long-Term Vision

Long-Term Vision

ROOTS & WALLS — COOL THE LAND. PROTECT THE EDGE.

Tree belts paired with gabion walls create shade, stop erosion, and make the site safer—while training volunteers, youth, and veterans in ecological building.

UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR SITE WITH ROOTS & WALLS

We combine native tree rows with stone-filled gabion walls to form living windbreaks and durable land defense. The result is cooler ground, safer boundaries, and a replicable resilience model for Arizona sites.

CRAFTING PROTECTIVE GREEN BELTS

Each belt is designed with desert-adapted species, spacing, and drip irrigation for long-term survival. Volunteers plant, mulch, and stake trees while learning practical stewardship skills.


OPTIMIZING WATER & SOIL

Swales, drip lines, and mulch blankets keep moisture where it’s needed and reduce runoff. Soil prep and rock placement stabilize slopes and protect roots through the hottest months.


AESTHETIC + FUNCTIONAL HARMONY

Gabion textures and native canopies look beautiful while doing real work—cooling paths, softening wind, and defining safe edges. Sponsors see visible, photogenic outcomes tied to their gifts.


Innovative Solutions:

Embrace innovation in design. We integrate the latest trends and technology solutions to bring a touch of modernity to your interiors. Whether it's smart home features or sustainable design practices, we infuse creativity and innovation into every project.


Transparent Process:

Embark on your design journey with confidence. Our transparent project management ensures clear communication, realistic timelines, and a collaborative approach. You are an integral part of the process, ensuring that your vision is at the forefront of every decision.

WHAT YOU WILL GET

WHAT YOU WILL GET

WHAT YOU WILL GET

Reasons to Choose our Design Services

Reasons to Choose our Design Services

Reasons to Choose our Design Services

Design is our passion, and excellence is our goal. Our interior design services are driven by a team dedicated to achieving design excellence in every detail, from concept to completion.

Design is our passion, and excellence is our goal. Our interior design services are driven by a team dedicated to achieving design excellence in every detail, from concept to completion.

Design is our passion, and excellence is our goal. Our interior design services are driven by a team dedicated to achieving design excellence in every detail, from concept to completion.

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Climate Resilience

Roots & Walls create natural windbreaks and shade that combat desert heat, conserve water, and stabilize fragile soils.

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Climate Resilience

Roots & Walls create natural windbreaks and shade that combat desert heat, conserve water, and stabilize fragile soils.

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Climate Resilience

Roots & Walls create natural windbreaks and shade that combat desert heat, conserve water, and stabilize fragile soils.

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Erosion Control'

Experience designs that transcend trends. Our commitment to timeless innovation ensures that your space is a reflection of enduring style and sophistication.

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Erosion Control'

Experience designs that transcend trends. Our commitment to timeless innovation ensures that your space is a reflection of enduring style and sophistication.

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Erosion Control'

Experience designs that transcend trends. Our commitment to timeless innovation ensures that your space is a reflection of enduring style and sophistication.

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Workforce Training

The project doubles as a hands-on classroom, teaching veterans, youth, and local workers eco-construction skills they can carry into careers.

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Workforce Training

The project doubles as a hands-on classroom, teaching veterans, youth, and local workers eco-construction skills they can carry into careers.

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Workforce Training

The project doubles as a hands-on classroom, teaching veterans, youth, and local workers eco-construction skills they can carry into careers.

A showcase of stone, steel, and living roots coming together to shape community resilience. Each wall tells a story of sustainability, protection, and local craftsmanship. Walk with us through these projects and see how nature and design create lasting impact.

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Community Safety

The walls serve as protective boundaries, offering privacy, security, and safe gathering spaces for families and residents.

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Community Safety

The walls serve as protective boundaries, offering privacy, security, and safe gathering spaces for families and residents.

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Community Safety

The walls serve as protective boundaries, offering privacy, security, and safe gathering spaces for families and residents.

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Affordable Innovation

Using low-cost, locally sourced stone and wire, Roots & Walls deliver sustainable infrastructure without the high price tag of conventional construction.

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Affordable Innovation

Using low-cost, locally sourced stone and wire, Roots & Walls deliver sustainable infrastructure without the high price tag of conventional construction.

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Affordable Innovation

Using low-cost, locally sourced stone and wire, Roots & Walls deliver sustainable infrastructure without the high price tag of conventional construction.

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Scalable Impactee

Designed to grow with the community, Roots & Walls can be replicated across Arizona and beyond, amplifying resilience one property at a time.

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Scalable Impactee

Designed to grow with the community, Roots & Walls can be replicated across Arizona and beyond, amplifying resilience one property at a time.

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Scalable Impactee

Designed to grow with the community, Roots & Walls can be replicated across Arizona and beyond, amplifying resilience one property at a time.

Service Images

Service Images

Service Images

ROOTS & WALLS: BUILDING BEAUTY AND RESILIENCE

ROOTS & WALLS: BUILDING BEAUTY AND RESILIENCE

ROOTS & WALLS: BUILDING BEAUTY AND RESILIENCE

colorful showcase of the magic we've crafted over the years. Join us on this whimsical journey through our beautiful works and let the fun begin!

colorful showcase of the magic we've crafted over the years. Join us on this whimsical journey through our beautiful works and let the fun begin!

colorful showcase of the magic we've crafted over the years. Join us on this whimsical journey through our beautiful works and let the fun begin!

We believe in the power of roots and walls to anchor community. By blending natural materials, local labor, and sustainable design, we create protective structures that restore the land and empower the people who live on it. With every wall we build, we strengthen resilience, safety, and hope for generations to come.

PRICING PLANS

PRICING PLANS

PRICING PLANS

INVEST IN LAND DEFENSE & RESILIENCE

INVEST IN LAND DEFENSE & RESILIENCE

INVEST IN LAND DEFENSE & RESILIENCE

Your support builds tree belts and gabion walls that cool the desert, stop erosion, and protect communities. Each gift funds measurable outcomes—linear feet of wall, trees planted, and trainees certified.

Your support builds tree belts and gabion walls that cool the desert, stop erosion, and protect communities. Each gift funds measurable outcomes—linear feet of wall, trees planted, and trainees certified.

Your support builds tree belts and gabion walls that cool the desert, stop erosion, and protect communities. Each gift funds measurable outcomes—linear feet of wall, trees planted, and trainees certified.

Package 1

Bespoke Elegance

Initial Consultation

Conceptualization and Design Planning

Color Scheme Selection

Basic 3D Visualization

Furniture and Decor Recommendations

Post-Occupancy Follow-up

$799

$799

$799

Package 2

Bespoke Elegance

Initial Consultation

Conceptualization and Design Planning

Color Scheme Selection

Basic 3D Visualization

Furniture and Decor Recommendations

Post-Occupancy Follow-up

$9999

$9999

$9999

Package 3

Signature Style Package

Comprehensive Consultation

Custom Furniture Design

Spatial Configuration

Advanced 3D Visualization

Detailed Material and Textile Selection

Artisan Craftsmanship Integration

Transparent Project Management

Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Initial Consultation

$15999

$15999

$15999

Process

Process

Process

From Blank Page to Built Reality

From Blank Page to Built Reality

From Blank Page to Built Reality

Our four-phase process for flawlessly bringing imaginative designs to life

Our four-phase process for flawlessly bringing imaginative designs to life

Our four-phase process for flawlessly bringing imaginative designs to life

STEP

01

Conceptual Design

We begin every project by deeply understanding your aspirations through in-depth consultations. We analyze the physical site, environmental factors, budget constraints and vision to develop a tailored conceptual design. This includes preliminary drawings and spatial diagrams laying out possibilities.

STEP

01

Conceptual Design

We begin every project by deeply understanding your aspirations through in-depth consultations. We analyze the physical site, environmental factors, budget constraints and vision to develop a tailored conceptual design. This includes preliminary drawings and spatial diagrams laying out possibilities.

STEP

01

Conceptual Design

We begin every project by deeply understanding your aspirations through in-depth consultations. We analyze the physical site, environmental factors, budget constraints and vision to develop a tailored conceptual design. This includes preliminary drawings and spatial diagrams laying out possibilities.

STEP

02

Schematic Design

After you review and provide feedback on the conceptual plan, we create more technical schematic designs showing initial building layouts, adjacencies, sizes, forms, and proposed materials. 3D renderings help visualize concepts digitally.

STEP

02

Schematic Design

After you review and provide feedback on the conceptual plan, we create more technical schematic designs showing initial building layouts, adjacencies, sizes, forms, and proposed materials. 3D renderings help visualize concepts digitally.

STEP

02

Schematic Design

After you review and provide feedback on the conceptual plan, we create more technical schematic designs showing initial building layouts, adjacencies, sizes, forms, and proposed materials. 3D renderings help visualize concepts digitally.

STEP

03

Design Development

Now we refine the schematic design, developing technical specifications for all elements including lighting, acoustics, systems furniture, finishes, and custom architectural details. Energy modeling ensures efficiency.

STEP

03

Design Development

Now we refine the schematic design, developing technical specifications for all elements including lighting, acoustics, systems furniture, finishes, and custom architectural details. Energy modeling ensures efficiency.

STEP

03

Design Development

Now we refine the schematic design, developing technical specifications for all elements including lighting, acoustics, systems furniture, finishes, and custom architectural details. Energy modeling ensures efficiency.

STEP

04

Construction Documentation

In this final design phase, we produce in-depth construction drawings showing all architectural, structural, and MEP systems specifications required to accurately price, permit, and build the project.

STEP

04

Construction Documentation

In this final design phase, we produce in-depth construction drawings showing all architectural, structural, and MEP systems specifications required to accurately price, permit, and build the project.

STEP

04

Construction Documentation

In this final design phase, we produce in-depth construction drawings showing all architectural, structural, and MEP systems specifications required to accurately price, permit, and build the project.

Reviews

Reviews

Reviews

see what our clients have to say about partnering with us on custom architectural projects

see what our clients have to say about partnering with us on custom architectural projects

see what our clients have to say about partnering with us on custom architectural projects

We let our meticulously crafted work speak for itself, but also value our clients’ candid experiences collaborating with us.

We let our meticulously crafted work speak for itself, but also value our clients’ candid experiences collaborating with us.

We let our meticulously crafted work speak for itself, but also value our clients’ candid experiences collaborating with us.

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    The team exceeded our expectations at every turn. They skillfully translated our vision into an awe-inspiring home our family will cherish for decades."

    -JOHNY, Homeowner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

  • This museum expansion is my new pride and joy....

    "I’ve never worked with architects who balanced creative ingenuity with the ability to pull off ambitious designs - until now. This museum expansion is my new pride and joy."

    - Martin Hayes, Museum Director

    Art Museum Expansion

    Chicago, Illinois

  • Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase....

    "We interviewed dozens of firms but their passion for imaginative sustainable spaces set them apart. Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase."

    - Kevin Wu, CEO, CloudSmart

    CloudSmart Corporate

    Austin, Texas

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    "Beyond just creating visually stunning plans, they invested time to truly understand our aspirations. The personalized touches in our new headquarters feel like they designed it just for us."

    - Julia Rivera, President, TerraBotanics

    TerraBotanics Grand Botanical

    Portland, Oregon

  • They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily.…

    "During concepting I joked about wanting a cantilevered rooftop yoga pavilion. They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily."

    - Miguel Cruz, Hotel Owner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    The team exceeded our expectations at every turn. They skillfully translated our vision into an awe-inspiring home our family will cherish for decades."

    -JOHNY, Homeowner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

  • This museum expansion is my new pride and joy....

    "I’ve never worked with architects who balanced creative ingenuity with the ability to pull off ambitious designs - until now. This museum expansion is my new pride and joy."

    - Martin Hayes, Museum Director

    Art Museum Expansion

    Chicago, Illinois

  • Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase....

    "We interviewed dozens of firms but their passion for imaginative sustainable spaces set them apart. Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase."

    - Kevin Wu, CEO, CloudSmart

    CloudSmart Corporate

    Austin, Texas

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    "Beyond just creating visually stunning plans, they invested time to truly understand our aspirations. The personalized touches in our new headquarters feel like they designed it just for us."

    - Julia Rivera, President, TerraBotanics

    TerraBotanics Grand Botanical

    Portland, Oregon

  • They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily.…

    "During concepting I joked about wanting a cantilevered rooftop yoga pavilion. They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily."

    - Miguel Cruz, Hotel Owner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    The team exceeded our expectations at every turn. They skillfully translated our vision into an awe-inspiring home our family will cherish for decades."

    -JOHNY, Homeowner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

  • This museum expansion is my new pride and joy....

    "I’ve never worked with architects who balanced creative ingenuity with the ability to pull off ambitious designs - until now. This museum expansion is my new pride and joy."

    - Martin Hayes, Museum Director

    Art Museum Expansion

    Chicago, Illinois

  • Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase....

    "We interviewed dozens of firms but their passion for imaginative sustainable spaces set them apart. Our LEED Platinum office building now serves as a showcase."

    - Kevin Wu, CEO, CloudSmart

    CloudSmart Corporate

    Austin, Texas

  • The team exceeded our expectations at every turn….

    "Beyond just creating visually stunning plans, they invested time to truly understand our aspirations. The personalized touches in our new headquarters feel like they designed it just for us."

    - Julia Rivera, President, TerraBotanics

    TerraBotanics Grand Botanical

    Portland, Oregon

  • They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily.…

    "During concepting I joked about wanting a cantilevered rooftop yoga pavilion. They made what seemed impossible into a signature element I use daily."

    - Miguel Cruz, Hotel Owner

    Hillside Oasis Residence

    Malibu, California

Faqs

Faqs

Faqs

EVERYTHING YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW

EVERYTHING YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW

EVERYTHING YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW

All insights into our expertise provided in easily digestible nuggets. No question too big or small - ask away!

All insights into our expertise provided in easily digestible nuggets. No question too big or small - ask away!

All insights into our expertise provided in easily digestible nuggets. No question too big or small - ask away!

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What kinds of partnerships do you welcome?

How do you ensure safety and compliance?

How do you involve clients throughout the design process?

How can I customize my building project if I have a very specific vision in mind?

Do you handle securing permits and overseeing construction yourself?

How much does it cost to hire you for architectural design services?

Have you won any industry awards or recognition for your work?

What is H4OPE?

H4OPE is a two-acre eco-village prototype in Surprise, Arizona, where housing, water, food, energy, and culture come together. Each quadrant of the property solves a real regional problem while creating replicable solutions for others to use.

Who does H4OPE serve?

How is the project funded?

What makes H4OPE unique?

Can I volunteer?

What makes your firm's design style and approach unique?

What kinds of partnerships do you welcome?

How do you ensure safety and compliance?

How do you involve clients throughout the design process?

How can I customize my building project if I have a very specific vision in mind?

Do you handle securing permits and overseeing construction yourself?

How much does it cost to hire you for architectural design services?

Have you won any industry awards or recognition for your work?

What is H4OPE?

H4OPE is a two-acre eco-village prototype in Surprise, Arizona, where housing, water, food, energy, and culture come together. Each quadrant of the property solves a real regional problem while creating replicable solutions for others to use.

Who does H4OPE serve?

How is the project funded?

What makes H4OPE unique?

Can I volunteer?

What makes your firm's design style and approach unique?

What kinds of partnerships do you welcome?

How do you ensure safety and compliance?

How do you involve clients throughout the design process?

How can I customize my building project if I have a very specific vision in mind?

Do you handle securing permits and overseeing construction yourself?

How much does it cost to hire you for architectural design services?

Have you won any industry awards or recognition for your work?

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  • ASK A QUESTION

  • GET IN TOUCH

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We're excited to connect with you! Fill out the form below, and let's embark on the journey of turning your vision into a reality.