Girl Scout Camp Lakota

Frazier Park, CA

Architects of Camp Lakota, a 57-acre getaway for the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, took a fresh approach to traditional A-frame timber design. The dining hall and six restroom buildings were built with light-frame wood construction, and glulam beams were used to create the dining hall’s expansive open space. Each of the 24 cabins was efficiently assembled from a flat-packed kit that included a type of cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from structural composite lumber and wood structural insulated panels (SIPs). Prefabrication simplified material transport and reduced on-site construction waste; crews were able to assemble up to a cabin a day. The cabins are elevated above ground on the CLT panels, which helped meet wildfire requirements. The decision to use mass timber also provided a 29 percent reduction in embodied carbon over the concrete slab-on-grade alternative. Designers focused on minimizing energy use in this remote location, in part through their choice of CLT and SIPs.

Version History
  • Project uploaded by WoodWorks Innovation Network on 03-10-2022
Project Details
  • Year Built

    2021

  • Number Of Stories

    1

  • Bldg system

    Mass Timber

  • Square footage

    17,825

  • Construction Type:

    V-B

  • Building Type:

    Assembly (Worship, Restaurant, Theater, etc.)

  • Material Types:

    Mass Timber
    Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)

Project Team
Version History
  • Project uploaded by WoodWorks Innovation Network on 03-10-2022
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