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Rebuild 2021 1UP Toronto Design Competition & Conference
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW 3
2 1UP DESIGN COMPETITION 4
3 1UP TORONTO CONFERENCE 11
1 OVERVIEW
1UP Toronto is a youth leadership is advocating for the revitalization of the
program that brings together secondary park. Together, we created a challenge
school students across the Greater for our youth participants to come up
Toronto Area to celebrate and incubate with concept plans, ideas, solutions, and
city-building ideas. designs for the Wychwood Barns Park
site. The site for this year’s competition
The 2021 conference theme, Rebuild, holds a lot of cultural significance in the
highlights bold and innovative ideas community, namely for being a former
related to youth’s vision for a post- TTC transit facility and streetcar storage
pandemic city. Co-hosted by Urban Minds hub. We hope our participants’ creativity
and RU A Planner, the conference took and thoughtfulness will be reflected in
place virtually on March 20, 2021 on Zoom. the comprehensive planning framework.
As the year-end celebration of the 1UP
Program, the conference featured our This report provides an overview of all
guest speakers and the 1UP Design the student teams’ ideas from the 1UP
Competition, a student urban design Design Competition. It also provides a
competition. summary of the 1UP Toronto Conference.
We hope that through this conference,
For the 1UP Design Competition this we can educate youth on city building
year, we partnered with Friends of and provide them an opportunity to
Wychwood Barns Park, a community that shape the city they live in.
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2 1UP DESIGN
COMPETITION
10 TEAM SUBMISSIONS
25 EXPERTS
Lauren Haein An (Urban Strat- rnard Jin (MJMA), Monica
egies), Barbara Kuffour Asen- Leung (MJMA), Joe Loreto
so, David Carey (The Bent- (LGA Architectural Partners),
way), Sandra Cook (MJMA), Vitumbiko Mhango (City of
Amanda Crompton (City of Toronto), Ayesha Moghal
Markham), Maxine Cudlip (Ur- (MJMA), Jannat Nain (Urban
ban Strategies), George Dark Strategies), Ashita Parekh
(Urban Strategies), Lisa Dit- (Perkins + Will), Sonali Pra-
schun (Artscape), Kim Graham haraj (DTAH), Elly Selby (LGA
(KG&A), Jennifer Hiseler (In- Architectural Partners), Sean
side Out), Tianyi Huang (LGA Solowski (MJMA), John Tas-
Architectural Partners), Shikha siopoulos (WSP), Chris Veres
Jagwani (SGL Planning), Moni- (DTAH)
ka Jaroszonek (Ratio.City), Be-
10 TEAMS
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4 SESSIONS
Session 1: Understanding the Site & Users
Session 2: Precedents & Programming
Session 3: Concept Plan
Session 4: Finalizing the Design & Presentation
Overview of the Wychwood Barns Park site
Different zones of Wychwood Barns site
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Wychwood Barns Park ABOUT THE SITE The existing site is at Wychwood Barns saw the historical value in the site and so Park, a “community cultural hub” nestled began the extensive campaign to save between Bathurst and St. Clair West on and re-purpose the buildings. Wychwood Ave.T he Barns really are the “social heart” of the community. They Wychwood Barns Park is the focus of the are a collective of 5 streetcar sheds that, revitalization project ; it is under City of during the 20s to 40s, comprised one of Toronto jurisdiction and is maintained the most important transit facilities in by City Parks staff. The site of the Design the city and housed TTC streetcars. In Competition includes a number of zones 1978, the Barns were decommissioned located on Wychwood Ave, in front of the and started to fall into disrepair. In 1996, Barns building. the Barns were to be demolished and the land was to be sold. At that point, City Councillor Joe Mihevc and local residents 6
“ How might we re-think Wychwood Barns Park to be a more inclusive
and accessible playground and outdoor gathering space for all?
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Personas: User Profiles
Zaara, 7 Brenda, 68 Aaron, 16
• Just immigrated • She lives in Wychwood • Goes to Oakwood Collegiate
from Pakistan to Canada neighborhood and comes to and has recently broken his
the park every morning for her leg playing sports
• Her mother walks her to daily walk and exercise with
school and drops her off in her husband Bob. • He has a cast on his leg and
the morning before the bell is using crutches, but he still
• She also attends Farmers wants to hang out at the
• She loves to sing and plays Market every Saturday park with his friends after
the piano at home morning and enjoys meeting school
up with her friends in the
• She is currently learning how garden club to talk about • Aaron loves to play
to speak English at school so new techniques of growing basketball and rides his bike
visual cues and objects help vegetables. around the community.
her communicate with her Aaron also likes to help his
teachers and classmates • Brenda is a retired Art teacher,
father with renovations and
and she loves to go to art
woodworking at home
galleries and community
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TEAM PITCHES
1st Place: Team 5
Team 5 created an integrated outdoor
space design, complete with multi-
purpose activites, active and passive
zones.
• Playground: made of recycled
materials such as tire seating/climbing
zones. Focuses on accessibility using
ramps instead of stairs
• Waterpark: using seasonally adaptable
features such as bump-like structures
for winter/summer seating
• Multi-Purpose Sports Court: nets 1st place winners: Miyuki, Victoria, Drason,
facing north to reduce sun exposure and David
and curved benches to separate space
• The Walkway: passing through active
and passive spaces and includes
sidewalk art, accessibility wayfinding
and a sensory garden
• Educational Zone: using pictorials and
illustrations to help users learn about
waste management
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TEAM PITCHES
People’s Choice Award: Team 4
Team 4 created a multi-age friendly
design, complete with ample seating,
walking and accessibility features
• Amphitheatre: integrated into the
playground with seating and a walking
area
• Waterpark: using fountains and tactile
paving
• Seating: covered seating for indoor/
outdoor environment
People’s Choice winners: Amy, Kishan,
• Walking Pathway: complete with Fernando, Esha
covered roof for indoor/outdoor
environment, stationary and swing
seats and ample lighting
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TEAM PITCHES
Standout Ideas
SUSTAINABILITY ART + INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
• Solar Panels: introducing renewable • Promoting Local Artists: showcasing
energy to power the neighbourhood art on walls and around site (including
public art gallery)
• Rainwater Collection: provide filtered
water for plants on the premises • Streetcar Statue: paying homage to the
site heritage
• Focus on Greenery: trees lining site
zones and community garden • Pedestrian-Friendly Paths: wide
sidewalks for all modes of movement
(stroller, wheelchair)
FOCUS ON OUTDOORS
ACCESSIBILITY
• Amphitheater: encouraging outdoor
performances and festivals • Mobility: adding features like ramps to
• Greenery: emphasis on tree-lined make the space more user friendly
walking trails and spaces • Braille: using braille on blocks and
• Recreational Activities: promoting use paving for improved accessibility
of water parks and playground areas for
various age groups
103 1UP TORONTO
CONFERENCE
This year’s 1UP Conference comprised of 4. Panel Discussion on Youth &
guest speakers who presented on the Outdoor Spaces
following topics: a) Jackie Hamilton (Greenbelt
Foundation)
1. Indigenous Housing and b) Victor Perez Amado (Ryerson
Health Selena Martinez (Design University)
Empowerment Phoenix) c) Krista Nightengale (Better Block)
2. Transportation Sean Hertel (Sean
d) Josh Fullan (Maximum City)
Hertel + Associates)
5. 1UP Design Competition Winning
3. The Local Economy James Pang
Team - Miyuki Mori
(Willowdale BIA)
6. 1UP School Chapters - York Mills
Collegiate Institute, St. Robert
Catholic High School
11SPONSORS
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Platinum Sponsors
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12Contact:
Angela Ng, Co-founder
Urban Minds
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