
This project is the newest building in a compound of existing structures at a residential treatment and therapeutic wilderness program located in a remote corner of Teton County, WY. The new building is sited to create a well-defined central courtyard and help stitch the existing structures into a village-like atmosphere. In keeping with the clients' focus on wilderness education, the building was designed to be more contemporary cabin than institutional architecture. The much needed update will include replacing shared bunk rooms with individual bedrooms, a commercial kitchen, living/dining room, gymnasium (accommodating pickleball, a climbing wall, basketball hoop, etc.), staff offices and a greenhouse. A central goal of the project is for the architecture to support the program mission, thus the new building seeks to provide the boys with a safe, communal atmosphere that encourages the use of outdoor space, draws inhabitants towards shared spaces and imparts on the boys that they are a part of a larger community. Natural materials, exposed structure, round apertures, and warm material palette seek to avoid the institutional aesthetic typical of residential treatment facilities while nodding to local agricultural architecture and the existing buildings.
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Team: Agrostis, Inc., Frost Structural Engineering, Helius Lighting Group, Jorgensen Engineering, Energy 1, Jensen Hughes, New West Building Company









