Youngmeyer Ranch

Youngmeyer Ranch designed by Hutton located in Flint Hills, Kansas. A field research and retreat center in the Flint Hills demands both integration with the natural environment and the fortitude to withstand natural forces. The Youngmeyer Field Station – an entirely off-grid, 3,400 SF cast-in-place concrete structure in rural eastern Kansas – appears to grow out of a rocky bluff. Like the dugouts of the midwestern frontier days, the field station is partially embedded in the earth to protect the facility from northern winds and further the contextual camouflage.