Neighborhood demographics in Kansas City, Kansas’s Bethany neighborhood indicate a need for public education about healthy eating and active living. Steve Curtis, a neighborhood organizer at Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC), has focused on working with children through educational projects that promote healthy habits. The Splitlog Farm Garden Shed and Community Classroom was designed and built by architecture students at the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning to support the Splitlog Farm community garden.

The 8-by-12-foot shed features a steel frame and a western red cedar rainscreen. It serves two purposes: storing tools and equipment for the garden and providing classroom space for schoolchildren and community events. A walk-through door opens directly into the garden for convenient access, while a vertically operating bi-fold door facing Splitlog Avenue allows the space to open up for larger public events.