The charrette has two parts: DESIGN (master plan) and INSTALLATION (construction of a component of the master plan), with information and instructions for each. A good proposal will have to meet the challenges and constraints of both components while offering realistic and feasible avenues for their construction in the short and long term. A good proposal will also be innovative, poetic and context sensitive.

 

DESIGN COMPONENT

SCHOOLYARD MASTER PLAN

 

Program proposed by ITUM

 

Uses :

• Provide visual clearance for supervision during recess;

• Propose a community playground, i.e. accessible by the whole community outside school hours;

• Consolidate links with the surrounding routes and infrastructures by thinking about access and exits;

• Provide a playful and innovative enclosure ensuring the safety of children.

 

People / Environment Relations

 

• Be consistent with sustainable and safe schoolyard design principles;

• Consider the Innu cultural context in an informed and contemporary manner (see bibliography);

• Demonstrate sensitivity towards games/activities specific to Innu culture;

• Integrate design strategies that promote children's physical activity, in line with recent scientific literature (see bibliography); 

• Integrate or use, within the design process, drawings made by students from both elementary schools (see documentation).

 

Physical and tectonic environments in a northern context

 

• Consider changing bioclimatic factors with comfort in mind ;

• Consider the intensity of use of the schoolyard according to the seasons according to the school calendar;

• Realistic integration of indigenous flora (see documentation);

• Justify the tectonic and material choice(s) underlying the design.

 

INSTALLATION COMPONENT

The plan must include / identify a component that will be built on site. This installation must be clearly detailed in the proposal submitted for production and by the architectural workshops, if selected by the jury. One facility will be chosen for Johnny Pilot's school and another for Tshishteshinu School. This installation must:

 

• To stimulate reflection to support the immediate needs of the community in terms of games and gathering space in schoolyards;

• To relate to children's imagination by offering a playful and optimistic perspective;

• Integrate an element allowing the appropriation of the students of the community for which the installation is carried out (preferably after its construction);

• Be designed using locally available materials for which validation has been done with potential suppliers (see documentation);

• Be feasible by two teams totalling approximately 12 architecture students each, and this, over a period of 2 consecutive days (approximately 20 hours of work in total) ;

• Ensure the safety of children with respect to floor anchors, height and access to the facility;

• Be robust enough to remain in place until the permanent redevelopment of schoolyards;

• Respect a maximum budget of $3,000, including all taxes and handling.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED

All documents must be delivered in the drop box provided for this purpose on the cart's website. Documents must be ready for printing.

 

One 36 x 60 inch board (vertical)

 

Master plan:

• Eloquent project title;

• Description of the strong idea in 150 words, in French, in a vocabulary understandable to all (the Innu are French-speaking);

• Conceptual sketches;

• Annotated management plan, in context;

• Perspectives in seasonal contexts;

• Any other drawing considered relevant to the understanding of the proposal (cavalry or aerial perspective of the project, sections, traffic patterns, bioclimatic analysis, project phasing, etc.)

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Installation:

• Name of the installation;

• 150-word text describing the concept / party;

• Plan, section and elevation of the installation (scale appropriate to the materials used and the size of the installation);

• Assembly and construction diagram presented step by step, achievable in 2 consecutive days on site;

• Clear, realistic and easily constructible assembly details;

• Detailed budget with contingency/unforeseen budget of 15%. The proposal must cost a maximum of $3,000 (including all taxes and handling/delivery).

• The submitted sheet should be anonymous and only identified by the teacher's name followed by a three-digit number and two letters, at the discretion of the participating teams (example: Pinard-123-AB)..

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Design and construction sheets

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• Design and construction sheets (booklet), size 8.5 x 11 inches (landscape) ;

• Name of the installation ;

• 150-word text describing the selected concept and party;

• Plan, cut and elevation of the installation (scale appropriate to the materials used and the size of the installation);

• Assembly and construction diagram presented step by step, achievable in 2 consecutive days of work;

• Clear, realistic and easy to understand assembly details;

• Exact list of materials and tools required with their provenance. Materials must be available in the Sept-Îles area as they will be purchased or found there. Validate in advance their local availability to ensure rapid delivery (everything must be "in stock"). To help you, you will find a list of useful addresses in the documentation. (see documentation) ;

• Preliminary list of tools required to carry out the project;

• Detailed budget with contingency/implanned of 15%. The proposal must cost a maximum of $3,000 (all taxes and handling/delivery included).

• The sheet submitted should be anonymous and only identified by the teacher's name followed by a two-digit number and two letters, at the discretion of the participating teams (example: Pinard-12-AB).