The story
A learning hub where energy systems become part of the curriculum.
Proyecto Universal proposed a Haitian education facility powered by renewable energy and organized to teach the same systems that keep it operating. Classrooms and training space would support technical learning, while solar and other resource systems could be observed, maintained, and understood rather than hidden. Research with KOLOMM examined rural housing, food, education, daily costs, and local construction, grounding the proposal in lived conditions rather than technology alone. Journeyman International’s design connects energy access to skills, community use, and longer-term resilience.
Instability in Haiti has placed implementation on hold, and the project should not be described as built. That pause is part of the honest story: a responsible proposal must remain available for local partners to resume and revise when conditions allow. Its architectural idea remains relevant—a learning place can reduce its own energy dependence while helping people build the knowledge needed to manage and adapt renewable systems elsewhere.