School Description
Remington Elementary School is located at 4735 Pecos St. in northwest Denver. Remington is bordered on 3 sides by light industry, busy arterial streets and I-70. One of 85 elementary schools in the city of Denver,Remington has 13 teachers covering ECE through 5th grade and is located in the neighborhood of Sunnyside. Three hundred and fifty four children attend Remington from the ECE to fifth grade levels.
Learning Landscapes Description
Locating self in relation to the world is the main theme of this plan. Using the site’s proximity to I-70, a national east to west corridor – connections and cultures can create a new hybrid of place with unique meaning and feeling.
Master Plan
Vision
Promote community ownership and learning through a celebration of Hispanic culture within the context of the Remington elementary school grounds.
Goals
- Develop clearly defined entrances to school and school grounds for students and community.
- Incorporate images of cultural and educational leaders into the playground design.
- Create more and varied opportunities for shaded and open seating, climbing, play and discovery areas.
- Implement low maintenance surfaces and play equipment.
- Expand landscape areas to include more grass areas and smaller planted areas that reflect specific eco-systems.
Design Development
Description
Locating self in relation to the world is the main theme of this plan. Using the site’s proximity to I-70, a national east to west corridor – connections and cultures can create a new hybrid of place with unique meaning and feeling.
Illustrative Drawing
Design Development Drawings
Presentation Boards
Construction Documentation
Description from Architect
The Remington Elementary play ground renovation was the first learning landscape Design Concepts collaborated on. The UCD master plan and site theme was based on ancient Mayan culture. The layout of the playground mimics the layout of the ancient civilization of Chichen Itza. The flat site was enhanced with a large raised plaza area that includes a shade shelter, seating areas, shade trees and plantings. The long wide steps of the plaza are used as an amphitheater for classroom gatherings. The raised plaza also improves overall supervision of the playground by giving faculty a good vantage point over the entire area. The community volunteered time and labor to install the new sodded field which also includes a rolling hill in one corner. A large garden area planted by the students with a volunteer organization gives the students a place to enjoy and learn about native plants. The playground is immediately adjacent to a park site and the fields join together seamlessly, benefitting both sites by creating a unifi ed greenspace for the community.
Illustrative Plan
Construction Drawings
Play Equipment
Shade Structure