Our story is of human history and the connections we had, have and will have; with each other, with nature and with water. These connections have slowly disappeared just like most of riparian habitats of Arizona. The Verde River will see a 25% decrease in the amount of water flowing through it within the next 100 years. Yet Cottonwood and local farmers are trying to save it, through community events and outreach programs. The architecture we design is to help create spaces that can help them educate and reconnect with those lost connections by bringing them back to each other and with nature. This was accomplished by incorporating different regenerative practices such as Agroforestry to help revitalize the soil and Riparian Habitat while providing an income source for the community.
