Permanent housing.
Built with purpose.
The Groundwork Project creates architecturally designed, sustainable housing for the chronically unhoused. By combining time-tested building methods with modern design, we create homes that are affordable, resilient, and rooted in dignity.
Built different.
PERMANENT HOMES
not temporary beds
RESIDENT-BUILT
using skills + ownership
POCKET COMMUNITIES
with shared support + dignity
low cost materials
SUSTAINABLE
Not temporary.
Not transitional.
We don’t build shelters.
We build permanent, architect-led homes by blending ancient building methods with modern design to create affordability, durability and dignity.
We empower neighbors to help build their own homes, forming inclusive pocket communities that restore dignity, resilience, and belonging.
DID YOU KNOW…?
518
people were counted as unhoused in Denton county in 2024.*
33%
It increased approximately this much by 2025.*
HOW IT WORKS
A clear path from land to lasting neighborhood.
SECURE LAND
DEVELOP MATERIALS
BUILD WITH RESIDENTS
ESTABLISH COMMUNITY
The Groundwork Project seeks to use local materials that have a global impact.
A BLUEPRINT TAKES SHAPE IN DENTON, TEXAS
Our pilot community is positioned as a living laboratory—a place to test materials, train future residents, and prove a scalable model for dignified permanent housing.
WAYS TO HELP
We are seeking land, partners, volunteers, and supporters to help bring our first pilot community to life.
DONATE
Fund tools, materials, testing and land access.
PARTNER
Bring land, research, funding or implementation support.
VOLUNTEER
Help build the prototype community and grow the model.
