Emerging from the ashes of a devastating fire, the new arts and crafts building for the Hole in Wall Gang Camp turned what was a near catastrophe into an enhanced environment for creativity and friendship for campers facing serious illness.
The design team worked with the architect of the original facility to ensure the new building seamlessly maintained a cohesive aesthetic with the existing buildings of the downtown complex. To deliver all the Camp’s desired upgrades within their budget, collaboration with the CM yielded innovative cost-reduction solutions such as reorienting the lodge around existing bedrock.
The final result incorporates a palette of bright and earthy colors and embraces the camp’s Wild West aesthetic. In homage to the camp’s 4,000-plus donors, former camper and artist Mia Schon created a fun, large indoor mosaic mural with more than 4,000 colorful pieces.
