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Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis

Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis

Colorado architecture students design rugged micro cabins Architecture students from the University of Colorado Denver have built a series of rustic dwellings for an outdoor education school in the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). Participating in a design-build programme, the students designed the cabins for the Colorado Outward Bound School – one of 40 schools around the globe run by Outward Bound, the nonprofit outdoor education organisation that focuses on expeditionary learning. The Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabins – each measuring between 140 and 200 square feet (13 to 18 square metres) – were created to serve as "micro dormitories". There are 14 dwellings in total, and they were constructed on-site in three weeks. Made of metal and wood, the cabins are situated on a steep hillside in a lodgepole pine forest near Leadville, a small town in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Elevated several feet off the ground, the dwellings were designed to have a low environmental impact. Each cabin sleeps two to three occupants. Project credits:

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