Located at The Congregation Detroit, this project sits in the heart of the historic corridor once known as 12th Street—an area central to the events of the 1967 Detroit Riot. Today, the landscape design reflects a commitment to healing, restoration, and community renewal in a neighborhood with deep historical significance.

The project was intentionally designed to be inclusive and welcoming, serving as a living extension of grace to a community once marked by racial tension and division. Through thoughtful landscape design, the space seeks to foster connection, dignity, and shared stewardship of the land. Surrounding the building is a biodynamic, regenerative, organically certified landscape, created to support both ecological health and human well-being. The design brings together native plant communities, pollinator habitats, edible plantings, and restorative green space, encouraging interaction between people, nature, and the neighborhood itself. The guiding vision was simple but powerful: to create a place where all kingdoms of nature—and all creeds of people—can coexist in harmony. The landscape invites residents and visitors alike to slow down, gather, and reconnect with the living environment around them.

Children walking the neighborhood sidewalks toward nearby Gordon Park can pause along the way to pick and taste fresh organic produce, experiencing firsthand the abundance of a healthy landscape. In this way, the project becomes not only a garden, but a living classroom and a symbol of renewal—where the land itself participates in the healing of community.