This thesis provides some answers to the question, how might a restorative community-based residential design build center/curriculum be created where the structure itself resonates with the embedded values of such an initiative? The Typology for the examination of this problem is a tech/resource (research) ‘shop’. The site for this project is Fargo, North Dakota. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying Idea that guides the research is, “design-build educational curriculum can coincide with the preservation of local important communities and neighborhoods.” The Project Justification is, “in a world of overconsumption, renewal and restoration of existing architecture is essential for the future of sustainable human development.”