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Architects: Lehrer Architects LA
- Year: 2009
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Manufacturers: RHEINZINK, Arcadia Inc., Bartco Lighting, Champion Cooler, Champion Marquis, GE Lighting, Reznor, Sol Path Accessible Surfacing, Swamp Cooler, Tubelite
Text description provided by the architects. This project is about using extremely succinct moves to radically transform and ennoble an undistinguished old building, making it into a high-performing centerpiece of a precious 180 acre camp landscape in the Malibu hills. This run-down building has served thousands of campers over its 55 year history. It has been closed off from its context, effectively disconnecting itself from the outdoors for over half a century. With a limited budget and the virtual certainty of triggering significant environmental regulations with new construction, it was decided to try to save this underperforming, unremarkable building.
