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Completed Summer 2025

Pine Ridge
Sustainable Housing

Designed and delivered a Sustainable Housing Unit (SHU) for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a four-person home built with affordable, durable methods and Lakota design input, in response to overcrowding on the reservation.

Summer 2025Completed
Pine RidgeSouth Dakota
4-personHome Capacity
DomesticTeam
Team surveying the Sustainable Housing Unit site at Pine Ridge
FIG.01 / Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

Project Overview

In response to the pressing challenges of housing insecurity and overcrowding on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, our team designed a Sustainable Housing Unit (SHU) to deliver a lasting, community-driven solution. This four-person home provides essential amenities, including a kitchen, full bathroom, and comfortable living spaces, while focusing on affordability, sustainability, and functionality.

The project incorporated sustainable materials and construction practices, alongside rigorous quality assurance processes, to ensure cost-effective, durable, and accessible housing. Comprehensive construction sets were developed, including structural, architectural, and MEP drawings, to guide every phase of execution with precision and reliability.

Completed in Summer 2025, the SHU has addressed critical infrastructure needs and fostering resilience in partnership with EWB-USA.

Project Details

LocationPine Ridge, South Dakota
StatusCompleted
TeamDomestic
Team Size9 members
PartnerEWB-USA, Oglala Lakota Sioux
CompletedSummer 2025
Unit Type4-person SHU
FocusSustainable Housing

Project Timeline

2023

Community Engagement

Needs assessment, site visits, and partnership building with tribal community members.

2024

Engineering Design

Structural, mechanical, and architectural design in collaboration with mentors and community.

Spring 2025

Construction Documentation

Full construction-ready documentation package completed for replication.

Summer 2025

Project Completion

SHU delivered and occupied. Community trained on maintenance procedures.

Engineering Disciplines

Structural Eng Architecture Sustainable Materials Passive Solar CAD

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