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Homes of Hope is an initiative of the Armenian Relief and Development Association to replace the shanty homes that cover the Armenian countryside with dignified, resilient homes that meet western building standards.

ARDA Identified a family in need with the resourcefulness and will power to rise above their circumstances if given the opportunity. With this home, Arsen will be able to build a new life for his wife, two kids, and his mother.

A collaboration among ARDA, Form Found Design, and Orange Coast College was forged to meet the challenge of designing the home. To make the project truly international, ARDA was able to pay the tuition of seven students from Armenia who joined the class via zoom. They were able to visit the site in Ghukasavan and meet the family prior to helping design their new home.


Once a design was selected, it was sent to our consultant in Melbourne who created a digital framing model that could be sent to the Framecad Roll Former machine and printed. Rather than printing the steel in the US and paying for shipping, we found a company in Romania with the means to print and transport the steel to Armenia.

Arriving in Armenia, we were met with a construction team of 10 volunteers who had taken time off of their day jobs in order to help with the construction of this home. Working in small teams we were able to assemble each wall and truss according to assembly diagrams that we had printed prior to arrival. Thanks to the brilliance of the FrameCAD software, all of the studs are pre-punched and labeled so that the house only fits together one way. Simpson Strongtie generously donated all of the brackets for the home, while Walter P. Moore Engineering provided structural consultation.

Overcoming language barriers and a steep learning curve for the technology, we were able to assemble the steel frame in three days.

Video: Garegin Aghabekyan
Music: Future Glider - Brian Bolger