Cuyamaca College -
Ornamental Horticulture
Entrance Courtyard Design Competition
Design Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture Program’s New “Entrance Courtyard ”
For the first time in the history of the campus we will be connected directly to the other part of campus by a new ramp system extending from the student center on the north to our existing OH courtyard. The new ramp will end at the current OH courtyard and this will become the new entrance to the Ornamental Horticulture Unit.
The Cuyamaca College Botanical Society and the Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture Program are sponsoring a design competition for the “New Entrance” to the Horticulture Facility. Our new entrance courtyard will serve as an inviting and inspiring entrance to the horticulture buildings. It should reflect the quality and diversity of our program, a place where students and guests could rest, wait for friends, or study between classes.
The Competition
The competition is open to current or former students of the
Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture
Program. The objective is to redesign the existing
Ornamental Horticulture (OH) courtyard. Construction of the new design is to
be completed by students in the program over
the next several years.
Base maps will be made available to those entering the contest. They may be downloaded below or a hard copy may be obtained at the Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture Offices.
Design Competition - Important Dates
Saturday September 8,
2007, at 9:00 a.m. and Monday, September 10, 2007, at 4:00 p.m.
in the O.H. courtyard.
Brad Monroe will conduct on-site question
and answer periods for all interested competitors on
Submittal Deadline:
by 5:00 p.m., October 31, 2007
drawings
must be submitted to the
Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture offices
Preliminary judging will take place during the
first two weeks in November with
Finalists notified by Friday,
November 16, 2007.
Finalist's Design Presentations: 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Finalists will be asked to make a formal design presentation (maximum 20 minutes)
Awards: Friday, December 7, 2007, winning entries (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will be announced by (email, phone, mail) to all contestants. (Be sure to include an entry form from below with you courtyard design.)
The Budget
The Ornamental Horticulture Program is committed to raising $30,000 for material
costs for the new courtyard design.
The Award
The
winning designer or design team will receive a $1,000.00 award
and a recognition plaque to be
installed in the courtyard area.
Design Constraints
Designers must have successfully completed at least 9 units in the Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture Program
Designs must follow Cuyamaca College Design Guidelines (see link below)
All designs become property of Cuyamaca College
Because of state building guidelines, there can be no change to the building structures
The wall on the north side is retaining wall, so no changes are allowed
The wall on the south side borders a ramp. Changes are not allowed due to ADA accessibility issues.
Click on the links below for further information:
Courtyard Design Competition Guidelines
Word Format
PDF
File
Cuyamaca College Design Guidelines
The Cuyamaca College Architectural Design Guidelines, Version
1, were produced in 2003 by the architectural firm of Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut &
Kuhn of Los Angeles. In the guidelines, pay particular attention to the
sections on pages:9, 10, 11,15, 17, 23, 26 - 29, 31, 33 - 36 & 38. While
you may not agree with all the guidelines listed, these are the guidelines
established by the client (Cuyamaca College) and will be considered by the
judges during the
scoring of the courtyard designs.
Base Map - AutoCAD Drawing File
Base Map -
PDF File
OH Building Plans
Questions Asked During Design Competition Tours Sept 8 & 10, 2007
Answers to these questions will be posted as the answers come
in from the district. Thanks for your patience.