Revisiting the Site

Today we made a group visit to Roosevelt while school was getting out. It was our first group observation of how the area was used. We also had a chance to chat with Shane. Melinda had mentioned that the schemes were not acknowledging the site in the design - as we moved to a module design, due to budget, we lost sight of this specific project. We took this opportunity to remind ourselves of the specific needs at Roosevelt. 

We noticed that the entry was an area where the kids liked to hang out. They liked using the half-pipe despite it's location. The area was chaotic because of the non-existent circulation. Shane seemed to like the idea of removing the fence and having an open bike area despite losing some of the security. Many of the ideas we have discussed such as plantings, a sense of entry, and benches were reconfirmed. We are looking at how to organize the site and how to best use the budget to create a module or modules that work well now but can grow efficiently.

Sylvan brought his truck to take one of the wheel bender racks back to the shop. It was a lot bigger than we remembered! But the 20' rack made it back here and everyone survived!  The rack will be torn apart and the rebar and pipe experimented with for reuse.

Then we assembled our latest models and drawings for the group meeting review.