UCA’s Residential Interior Design class was given a 2-week timeline to create a self-sufficient container community for a non-profit organization to benefit a chosen demographic. The students worked as a team and chose to create a camp for troubled teens. They utilized 95, 20-foot containers and created a two-acre site for the camp, “Hope Mountain,” which has the capacity to house 50 students and 25 counselors. The camp contains student living quarters, community areas, 3 food trucks, greenhouse, community kitchen, counselor quarters, and schoolhouse.
Thursday, September 15, the students presented their project and self-sufficient living research to their instructor, Danielle Barron, along with guests Dr. Nina Roofe and Maria Posada. Their work will be on display in MAC 205 until Tuesday, September 27.
From Left: Rebecca White, Naichen Kang, Cara Calaway, Courtney Caravello, Mary Thompson, Janice James, Jessica Beall, and Denise Williams
