Design Challenge 3
Design Challenge 3: Portable Playground
Sub-themes: Child-friendly Community Development
Design Assignment
The competition challenges participants to design a mobile playground unit for a community that should offer a variety of play spaces for preschool-age children (ages 2-5) and elementary-age children (ages 6-12). The proposed design should be geared towards the conditions in typical urban poor settlements in Metro Manila (i.e. SHEC community in Malibay, Pasay City).
Space Requirement
The total ground area that should be occupied by the playground should not exceed 100 square meters.
Judging Criteria
Criterion # 1: The design should provide adequate spaces for appropriate and safe play experiences of children and create opportunities for teaching children the value of environmental responsibility.
Criterion # 2: The playground unit should be mobile and transportable to other areas of available open space in a community.
Criterion # 3: The playground unit should be cost effective and should be built using sustainable construction materials and techniques. Designers should consider use of local materials, tools/equipment and labor and construction methods, durability and ease of maintenance and repair.
Criterion # 4: The design should be socio-culturally sensitive and affordable, has high possibility of being constructed by people’s organizations like SHEC.
Designers are asked to use the criteria listed as guidelines and should not be limited by these criteria in developing their designs. Entries will be judged based on these criteria and other considerations stemming from the jury’s background and experience.
Submission Requirement
Each entry submitted should contain the following:
- Completed Submission Form placed in an opaque, white envelope and affixed at the back of the presentation board
- Presentation board, 30″x40″ oriented vertically and with the following format:
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Area A: registration number Area B: perspective drawing; floor plans in 1:50m scale Area C: elevations and sections in 1:50m scale Area D: spot detail drawings and diagrams Area E: text explaining overall design concept; narrative description of design addressing each of the judging criteria (maximum of 500 words; minimum 14pt. font type size) |
Jury
The jury panel members are:
Ma. Faith Y. Varona, Research & Publications Program Coordinator, TAO-Pilipinas, Inc.
Eleanor C. Ramos, Animator and Film Director
Robert A. Alejandro, Artist-Designer
Prizes
1st prize: Php 20,000
2nd prize: Php 10,000
3rd prize: Php 5,000
Application and Submission Deadlines
For application details, please click here
Registration deadline: October 17, 2008
Submission deadline: November 03-21, 2008
Results announced: December 2008
