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Campsite at Shield Ranch

Name: Malven Co.
Price range: $

Austin, TX

Campsite at Shield Ranch brings to fruition a sustainable 100% off-grid community designed to engage and celebrate the natural context of this 6800-acre hill country ecologically diverse sanctuary.

The Vision

Design a nature-immersion kid's camp facility utilizing power from the sun, water from the rain, and carefully selected building materials that will age with noble maturity and eventually blend seamlessly with the natural context.

Owners Representative

Benz Resource Group
Construction Manager/General Contractor

Hill & Wilkinson
Landscape Architect

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
Civil Engineer

Wantman Group, Inc.
Sustainability Consultant

Regenerative Environmental Design
Structural Engineer

Architectural Engineers Collaborative
M/P On-Site Power Engineer

Positive Energy
Electrical Engineer

EEA Consulting Engineering
Water Specialist

Venhuizen Water Works
Fire Protection

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Accessibility Review

Altura Solutions
Photographer

Leonid Furmansky

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Moveable Walls

We developed a strategy utilizing screened frames open to prevailing breezes combined with solid cedar panels to define the exterior envelope.

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Prefabrication

Much of the fabrication for these structures was completed off site then installed carefully within the sloping terrain.

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Natural air flow through these structures, combined with solar powered ceiling fans will ensure comfort during the hot summer months.

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Project Team

Arthur Andersson, FAIA
F. Christian Wise, AIA
Robin Logan
Justin Dill
Samantha Gutteridge. RA
Farnaz Koohifar
Zoe Pettit
Ben Kruse
Ashley Nguyen

Awards

2024 Design Award of Excellence - AIA Austin - Campsite at Shield Ranch

AIA Austin
AN's Best of Design Editor's Pick - The Architect's Newspaper - Campsite at Shield Ranch

The Architect's Newspaper
Outstanding Construction Award - Associated General Contractors - Campsite at Shield Ranch

Associated General Contractors
Awardee - Austin Green Award - Campsite at Shield Ranch

Austin Green Award

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