Our Mission

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces is a Bay Area-based architecture and real estate development social enterprise working to end mass incarceration by building the infrastructure that addresses its root causes: poverty, racism, unequal access to resources, and the criminal justice system itself.

Imagine a world without prisons.

We do.

Every day.

Here’s what we build instead…

We design places for care over incarceration.

Areas of Expertise

  • Areas of Expertise - Integrated Architecture and Real Estate Services Consulting
    Integrated Architecture and Real Estate Services Consulting
  • Concept Design Development
    Concept Design Development
  • R&D for New Building Types
    R&D for New Building Types
  • Working with and for systems-impacted people
    Working with and for systems-impacted people
  • Community-Engaged Design
    Community-Engaged Design
  • Trauma-Informed Designa
    Trauma-Informed Design
  • Designing for Restorative Justice
    Designing for Restorative Justice

Our design process starts with community engagement to ignite radical imagination.

We are continuously learning.

Restorative Justice Space
Restore Oakland Post-Occupancy Evaluation - Restorative Justice Space
Typical Courtroom Layout
Restore Oakland Post-Occupancy Evaluation - Typical Courtroom Layout