CARTER•DESIGN ASSOCIATES was the prime consultant for the Bastrop Group Barracks complex, which consisted of six WWII era barracks from Camp Swift relocated to Bastrop State Park in the 19040s to be used as four group bunk houses, a dining hall, and an office. The project intent was to maintain the existing uses, provide updated amenities within the buildings, and bring the facilities in to compliance with current codes (IBC, NFPA and TAS). The four primitive cabins, originally sleeping 20 guests each, were converted into three individual bedrooms, a bunk room, central circulation, sink area, and utility closet to sleep 18 guests.

 A toilet room, shower room, screened porch, and secondary exit were added to each of the four cabins. Early findings of concealed openings in the assessment phase of the project heavily influenced the design and location new windows that were installed in the original rough openings, which allowed for emergency egress from each bedroom.

The dining hall structure was renovated with energy upgrades, infrastructure for technology presentations, sound panels, abatement, life safety upgrades, accessibility upgrades, including a fully accessible catering kitchen, improved toilet rooms, both large conference area and a smaller conference room, and large exterior porch area.

The existing exposed structural trusses remained open to view in the large conference area with a finished ceiling installed elsewhere allowing for a mechanical platform in the attic space. The original wood double hung windows were restored with storm windows and black out blinds.

The administration office building exterior was fully restored including replacement of damaged siding, restoration of the wood windows, new roof, and paint. The entire hillside site needed to be accessible which required regrading and modifications to the driveway for accessible parking at each cabin with a bridge to each front porch and an accessible path from two of the cabins to the dining hall. All remaining trees after the 2011 fire were high priority, requiring all new construction to work around them including the upgraded utility infrastructure.