The town of Bluff?s geographical location limits its resources, oftentimes forcing our students to find innovation in the process of ?making do?. You could say that resourcefulness is the essence of both our curriculum and rural life in Bluff. After twelve years of trying to accommodate a meeting space; classroom; office; print room; gallery; mess hall; model storage; pantry; movie theater; dance hall; not to mention dormitories, and more, into the historic 1890?s property, affectionately called the Scorup House (named so after the famous Utah cattleman Al Scorup who once built and lived in it) it was time to create something new. We wanted a space that would not only allow us a clearly identifiable workroom, but also a building that would offer a connection, a face, to the Bluff community, and our neighbours. Thus, the student?s proposal for a gateway to the campus, Cedar Hall, was born. 
© Tyler Beck

Architects: DesignBuildBLUFF

Location: Bluff, UT, United States

Architect In Charge: DesignbuildBLUFF

Project Director: Jose Galarza

Area: 850.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Tyler Beck

Coordinator/ Instructors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Hiroko Yamamoto

Students : Gonzalo Calquin, Wei Chen, Dani Giannone, Whitney Hatfield, Sam Hunt, Colby Kalian, Nancy Kole, Baylee Lambourne, Tay...