Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) students in the Interior Architecture studio Habitat for Justice are working with Justice Assistance, an RI-based nonprofit that provides legal and social support to first-time offenders. The students are reimagining Broad Street in Providence as a hub for community engagement, job training and affordable housing.
Grad student Eliza Marris MDes '26 and undergrad Kylee Hong '26 IA worked together to create a 27,000-sf site featuring three programs: a culinary school and café, a community business incubator, and healthy, affordable housing. The team is drawing inspiration from organizations like the Hackney School of Food in London, the Johnson and Wales University Food Innovation and Design Lab, and Domus Houthaven in Amsterdam and considering access for trucks, storefronts on Broad Street, and new builds in the same style as the existing ones.
Read more about this endeavour HERE.