rendering of Lafayette Hillside Memorial with woman and child sitting on bench looking at the memorial

Lafayette Hillside Memorial

four women in matching long dresses and a shirtless black man create a chain holding hands on the grass

Art Moves Project

group of teens jumping in front of mural in Lafayette California

DEI Mural

labyrinth inspired art on the ground made of pavers and dirt

Living Labyrinth

three huts in a row at Common River in Ethiopia

Common River

cyclist walks bike down a parking lot alley turned into a temporary market in Orinda, California

Vashell Way Maker’s Market

Lara Dutto wearing a paint mask as she adds the finishing touches to a community mural

Creating Community with Art

Architect and Artist Lara Dutto stands in front of artwork from The Peace Chamber featuring white crosses

The Peace Chamber

three people look and touch the Gertrude art piece

“Gertrude”

three people work on painting a large wall mural as two children stop to look

The Dimond

Committed to community and purpose driven design, Laraarchitecture is often engaged in projects outside a typical architect’s scope of work. This work is often on-going in nature, and can involve workshop facilitation, capacity building, strategy and branding, fund-raising and grant writing support, and community outreach. Our studio creates “out of the box” partnerships with community stakeholders including non-profit organizations, developers, property and business owners and government agencies.