diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/LoaderProjectContextExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/LoaderProjectContextExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ec178400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/LoaderProjectContextExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.Loader;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader
+{
+    public static class LoaderProjectContextExtensions
+    {
+        public static AssemblyLoadContext Create(this ProjectContext context, string configuration = "Debug")
+        {
+            var exporter = context.CreateExporter(configuration);
+            var assemblies = new Dictionary<AssemblyName, string>();
+            var dllImports = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+            foreach (var export in exporter.GetAllExports())
+            {
+                // TODO: Handle project references
+                // TODO: Handle resource assemblies
+                foreach (var asset in export.RuntimeAssemblies)
+                {
+                    // REVIEW: Should we use the following?
+                    // AssemblyLoadContext.GetAssemblyName(asset.ResolvedPath);
+                    var assemblyName = new AssemblyName(asset.Name);
+                    assemblies[assemblyName] = asset.ResolvedPath;
+                }
+
+                foreach (var asset in export.NativeLibraries)
+                {
+                    dllImports[asset.Name] = asset.ResolvedPath;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new ProjectContextLoadContext(assemblies, dllImports);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/ProjectContextLoadContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/ProjectContextLoadContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24e9914ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/ProjectContextLoadContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.Loader;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader
+{
+    public class ProjectContextLoadContext : AssemblyLoadContext
+    {
+        private readonly Dictionary<AssemblyName, string> _assemblies;
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _dllImports;
+        public ProjectContextLoadContext(Dictionary<AssemblyName, string> assemblies, 
+                                         Dictionary<string, string> dllImports)
+        {
+            _assemblies = assemblies;
+            _dllImports = dllImports;
+        }
+
+        protected override Assembly Load(AssemblyName assemblyName)
+        {
+            string path;
+            if (_assemblies.TryGetValue(assemblyName, out path))
+            {
+                return LoadFromAssemblyPath(path);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        protected override IntPtr LoadUnmanagedDll(string unmanagedDllName)
+        {
+            string path;
+            if (_dllImports.TryGetValue(unmanagedDllName, out path))
+            {
+                return LoadUnmanagedDllFromPath(path);
+            }
+
+            return base.LoadUnmanagedDll(unmanagedDllName);
+        }
+     }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/project.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8227c95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Loader/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "dependencies": {
+        "Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel": "1.0.0-*",
+        "System.Runtime.Loader": "4.0.0-beta-23504"
+    },
+    "frameworks": {
+        "dnxcore50": { }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/ProjectJsonWorkspace.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/ProjectJsonWorkspace.cs
index b52958fc8..e779097f2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/ProjectJsonWorkspace.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/ProjectJsonWorkspace.cs
@@ -21,22 +21,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces
     {
         private Dictionary<string, AssemblyMetadata> _cache = new Dictionary<string, AssemblyMetadata>();
 
-        private readonly string[] _projectPaths;
+        public ProjectJsonWorkspace(ProjectContext context) : base(MefHostServices.DefaultHost, "Custom")
+        {
+            AddProject(context);
+        }
 
         public ProjectJsonWorkspace(string projectPath) : this(new[] { projectPath })
         {
         }
 
-        public ProjectJsonWorkspace(string[] projectPaths) : base(MefHostServices.DefaultHost, "Custom")
+        public ProjectJsonWorkspace(IEnumerable<string> projectPaths) : base(MefHostServices.DefaultHost, "Custom")
         {
-            _projectPaths = projectPaths;
-
-            Initialize();
+            Initialize(projectPaths);
         }
 
-        private void Initialize()
+        private void Initialize(IEnumerable<string> projectPaths)
         {
-            foreach (var projectPath in _projectPaths)
+            foreach (var projectPath in projectPaths)
             {
                 AddProject(projectPath);
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/WorkspaceProjectContextExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/WorkspaceProjectContextExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bba8b877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces/WorkspaceProjectContextExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Workspaces
+{
+    public static class WorkspaceProjectContextExtensions
+    {
+        public static Workspace CreateWorkspace(this ProjectContext context)
+        {
+            return new ProjectJsonWorkspace(context);
+        }
+    }
+}
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