Lone Oaks Farm Sunset Cabins

Empowering Youth Through Nature and Community

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Lone Oaks Farm, spanning 1,200 acres of scenic West Tennessee, is a unique blend of hospitality, agriculture, and youth education. The Sunset Cabins, the first cluster of master-planned cabins, kickstarted the youth education program. Each bunkhouse accommodates 16 campers and two counselors, featuring an overlook deck, flex room, kitchenette, flex bedroom, and accessible restroom. The flex bedroom is crucial for welcoming campers needing special accommodations or for use by an additional counselor or seasonal staff. Functional outdoor spaces, both covered and open, provide ample areas for outdoor learning and gathering. Clad in durable corrugated metal panels, locally-sourced tongue and groove cypress, and vibrant colors for wayfinding and cohort identity, the cabins are grounded on the high side of the site, maintaining a single elevation throughout, and extending over the hillside to individual porches with expansive views.
  • 2024
  • Architect
  • Middleton, TN
  • 1200 acre site, 10,336 SF

Client

  • University of Tennessee, Lone Oaks Farm

Eldo Team

  • David Dowell
  • Brock Traffas
  • Sean Slattery

Collaborator

  • Engineering: Allen & Hoshall
  • Landscape Architect: WMWA Landscape Architects, Nelson Byrd Woltz (NBW)
  • Contractor: MSB Construction, LLC

Awards

  • 2024 Interior Design Best of Year - Finalist, Small Early Education
  • 2024 AIA Kansas City Design Excellence Awards - Citation Award

Press

Photography

  • Tim Hursley

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