Dignity in the Dark: Architecture for the Unsheltered

This project was one done with the Design build club for Eden Village in Springfield Missouri. Eden Village is a non-profit that primarily helps mentally and physically disabled homeless people. It was specifically built for Revive 66, a development of Eden village. Revive 66 is Eden Villages outreach to the non-disabled homeless population in Springfield by providing them with a teardrop camper or in some cases an accessible shelter for a night.

The building you see here is the development of an entire class of 2nd year students. The form was developed and further developed by the class.

The actual construction was primarily done by the students with supervision of faculty and occasionally specialized help to complete electrical fixtures and roofing.

It was submitted and featured in the 2022 AIA Springfield Design Awards and was the only student project featured to my knowledge.