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WINNIPEG
DESIGN COMPETITION
THE BENCH
751 CORYDON
FOR THE STREET IS HUMAN MOVEMENT
INST IT U T IO NAL I Z E D. AN IN DIVIDUAL
MAY C L E A R O R MARK A PATH IN A
WILDERNESS; BUT UNLESS HE
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IS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS HIS
SOCIAL
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INSTITUTIONS
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BECAUSE THE
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STREET
THEM THE NAME AND THE
FUNCTIONS WITH WHICH I AM
H E R E C O N C E R N E D - JOSPEH RYKWERT
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CANADA
BRIEF
WINNIPEG
DESIGN COMPETITION
THE BENCH
751 CORYDON
The only legitmacy of the
street is as public space.
Without it, there is no city.
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DESIGN COMPETITION
DESIGN BRIEF
THE BENCH is an idea based design
competition open to all ages and backgrounds.
The challenge of the competition is to
design and install a temporary structure on
a street to transform the street environment
to a form of public space. The competition
is to design a seasonal-seating-space
along the street edge of a retail front.
The competition will unfold in three
stages: selection by jury; construction
and seasonal use, and an exhibition of
entries. The winning entry, selected by the
jury, will be constructed for public use
during the summer and fall season of 2016.
All entries will be documented and exhibited
for public viewing, to generate awareness
and discussion about ‘street as public space’.
The organizers of THE BENCH will facilitate
ongoing discussions of the topic during
the use of THE BENCH and will seek ways
to disseminate THE BENCH (i.e. donate to
public school/park) at the end of the season.
How can we (re) imagine the street as a
public space? How can we imagine the street
beyond its function as a ‘route’? How can
we enact new dynamics and life on to the
street? What are the existing potentials?
How can we engage and interact with the
existing potentials on the street? What
kinds of (new) street dynamic can we
imagine today? What new kinds of public
space/scene could emerge from streets
today? What are the elements that could
trigger such a spatial transformation?
PUBLIC SPACE
The objective of the competition is to reenvision and re-engage the street as a
public space. The competition invites ideas
to transform the street as a public space
through an infrastructure intervention, a
seating-space. The challenge is to design
a public seating that can engage and
transform the dynamics on the street,
triggering
and
sustaining
temporary
(short) social and cultural transactions.
THE BENCH will be installed on the street
curb’s edge facing towards two local retail
shops, MAKE Coffee + Stuff and Tutti Frutti
Frozen Yogurt, framing an urban space.
FUNCTIONAL SPACE
THE BENCH must function as a public
seating with minimum of 12 seating
space-surfaces. Ease of use and access
is important consideration to facilitate
instant, ongoing and changing street
dynamics. General street safety including
traffic related issues and legibility of
its
physical
presence
are
important
considerations in the design.
Ancillary
functions such as bike racks, planting areas,
and storage can be considered as a part of
the design, as long as they do not interfere
or compromise the ‘seating function’ and
‘street-safety’ aspects of THE BENCH.
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BUDGET / STIPEND
THE BENCH, as a temporarily public
infrastructure, will be installed on the
street’s edge [see site description] during
the summer and early fall of 2015. Once
installed, THE BENCH will remain outdoors
exposed to the weather conditions and
public interactions for the entire duration of
its season. The fabrication, installation and
the material condition of THE BENCH must
consider such exposure and interaction. The
design must also consider the structural and
functional integrity of THE BENCH for the
entire duration of its installation season. The
sponsoring businesses will assume the lease
of the ‘site’ from the city and general public
liability for the duration of the season.
From digital fabrication
the competition is open
and methods. However,
expected to position
responding to following
A set of three benches made out of stacked
2x4 lumber and painted plywood sheets has
been planned for the site at a budget of
CD$300. The entrants are asked to challenge
this plan. A total amount of CD$500 will be
granted to the winning entry as the project
budget/stipend. The competition invites new
ideas to realize an affordable and efficient
public
space-structure
for
individual
retailers, including innovative fabricationconstruction, in-kind donations, and recycle/
reuse/repurpose of materials. The entrants
can use a portion or all of the budget/stipend
towards the realization of THE BENCH.
to reuse/recycle,
to all mediums
all entries are
their ideas in
general criteria:
- Simplicity in construction and
ease of assembly
- Exposure to elements of
the street environment
- Ease of cleaning and maintenance
of functional and structural
integrity, including general safety
within the street environment.
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DESIGN COMPETITION
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REGISTRATION + SUBMISSION
SCHEDULE
Design Document - 2 sheets of 11”x17”
Registration Deadline
July 20th, 2016 Mid-night CST
COMPETITION CLOSURE
JULY 20TH
JURY DELIBERATION
JULY 20TH - 25TH
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
J U LY 2 5 T H
(horizontal) with graphic illustration of the
proposal including important dimensions,
fabrication methods, and spatial/street use
scenarios
Manitoba, Canada
Permitted Area
Team Document - single sheet of 8.5”x11”
Permit Duration
July ~ September 2016
(vertical) - team bio (100 words max.)
-project description, including budget and
fabrication
scenario (200 words max.)
Submission
email to [email protected]
Q&A
email to [email protected]
T U T T I FRU TT I F ROZE N YOG U RT
75 3 CO RDYO N AV E NUE
CANADA
BRIEF
WINNIPEG
DESIGN COMPETITION
48” x 24’ 0”
Registration Fee
CD $20 (paypal to competition@
stuffgroup.net)
751 CORYDON
Physical Address
751/753 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg,
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
M AK E COFFEE + STUFF
751 CORDYON AVENUE
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ENTRY
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THE BENCH
JEFF GARCIA
Liz is a Landscape Architect and
Principal of Plain Projects, a landscape
architecture and environmental design
studio in Winnipeg. Plain Projects works
collaboratively with architects and
creative communities to produce simple
and effective places; settings for the
stories that form our lives. The firm
consistently engages in complex works
of landscape architecture of various
scales, contexts and scope - from urban
design to public art. Liz is a Sessional
Instructor in the Faculty of Architecture
at the University of Manitoba. She has
also served on the City of Winnipeg Urban
Design Advisory Council and on design
competition juries in Canada and the
United States.
Leehong Kim lives and works in
N e w Yo r k C i t y , w h e r e h e o p e r a t e s
Leehong Kim Architects. Work
focuses on both architectural and
conceptual works integrated to the
given spatial condition.
Leehong received his BS in Architectural
E n g i n e e r i n g f r o m Yo n s e i U n i v e r s i t y
(Seoul, Korea) in 2004 and Master in
Architecture from Harvard Graduate
School of Design in 2009. His work
experience includes four years at Samoo
Architects & Engineers from 2009 to
2012 and most recently at Steven Holl
Architects from 2012 to 2016.
He is a registered architect in Massachusetts
and New York state and a LEED accredited
professional. He is currently an adjunct
professor at the School of Visual Arts (SVA)
in New York City.
Thom Jeffrey Garcia is a sessional instructor
at the University of Manitoba Faculty of
Architecture. Additional to teaching in
the undergraduate Environmental Design
Program, he also instructed at the graduate
level in the Interior Design Department.
His current body of work includes curation
and exhibition design, graphic design, and
various competition entries. His research
interests include the exploration of design
as cultural curatorial content and proposing
new pedagogical approaches to foundation
design education.
From 2011 to 2015, Jeffrey was a partner
focusing on design and project development
at STUFF (Studio for Transformative Urban
Forms and Fields), an innovative network
practice and think-tank founded by Jae-Sung
Chon. He worked for the radical industrial
design firm Plastic Buddha Design Inc. from
2000 to 2004, focusing on research projects
and special commissions. He has recently
been admitted into Graduate Studies at
OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario in the
Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and
Design program.
CANADA
2016
STUFFgroup
BRIEF
DESIGN COMPETITION
LEEHONG KIM
WINNIPEG
LIZ WREFORD
751 CORYDON
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MAKE is a cafe and event/retail venue at 751
Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. We
serve made-to-order coffee and espressobased drinks from Canadian micro-roasteries
along with single-origin teas. One of core
the mandates of MAKE is to provide a venue
that can provoke an engagement between
the public and the profession of design. We
are interested in facilitating opportunities to
promote ‘design culture’ while creating new
potentials (through event, exhibition, and
retail) to interface with various communities
and constituents.MAKE first began public
events in the summer of 2012, and formally
opened as a cafe environment in the winter.
To date, design in the fields of architecture,
fashion, industrial/product, landscape,
photography + drawings, film,
publications, and installations have been
featured.
751 CORYDON
OPEN CITY
DESIGN INSTITUTE
Tu t t i F r u t t i i s a s e l f - s e r v e / c h o o s e your-own topping frozen yogurt chain.
The ‘fro-yo’ stop prides itself on
offering several yogurt flavours, fresh
toppings, as well as other healthfull
o p t i o n s . Tu t t i F r u t t i C o r y d o n i s a
recent addition to Corydon Avenue,
however it has already embedded
i t s e l f i n t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . Tu t t i F r u t t i
often hosts local sports teams, charity
events, and other group events. The
shop attracts customers of all types however it’s especially busy during the
lunch hours of a few nearby schools.
Open City Design Institute is an independent
non-profit organization that engages the
city through public programs, exhibitions,
competitions, publications, research, learning
and practice.
MAYER’S CONSTRUCTION
THE BENCH Build will be sponsored by
Mayer’s Construction this year.
www.mayersconstruction.ca
We believe that tomorrow is defined by the new
generation of designers and their urban visions.
We are committed to building this tomorrow
through the cross-exposure and crossexploration of designers, their works, values and
visions. We are also interested in strengthening
and constructing the city’s capacity to value
and celebrate design. Open City Design Institute
will activate and speculate new perspectives
and capacities through four generative program
strands: platform, press, practice, and projects.
753 CORYDON
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TUTTI FRUTTI
FROZEN YOGURT
WINNIPEG
DESIGN COMPETITION
MAKE COFFEE + STUFF
751 CORYDON
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751 CORYDON
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LEEHONG KIM ARCHITECTS
PHOTO BY JOSEPH VISSER
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CANADA
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YOUTH CENTER - ‘THE EDGE SKATEPARK’
2016
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THE BENCH
2015
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THE BENCH
Jae-Sung has maintained various forms of design
practice since 1995. He was the founding partner
of both DIN Projects and OS1 Architecture/Design.
In 2010, Chon initiated STUFF, an Environmental
Design collective, to reflect his interests in the
broader engagement of design in the environment.
Since 2014, Chon has been developing a researchpractice branch OUI (office for urban interiority)
focusing on posthuman/cyborgian conditions
and ‘interiority’ within contemporary cities.
Jae-Sung Chon currently teaches Environmental
Design in the Faculty of Architecture at
the University of Manitoba. He has taught
architecture
internationally
since
1 9 96 ,
in
S e o u l , To k y o , S h a n g h a i , B e r l i n a n d L o n d o n .
Chon has studied Architecture (U.Manitoba),
Architectural
Engineering
( Yo n s e i ) ,
Housing
(McGill), and Urbanism (UCL) in various contexts.
Kent
Mundle
received
his
Bachelor
of
Environmental
Design
from
the
University
of
Manitoba
in
2015
with
a
Gold
Medal
Standing
in
Architecture.
He
recently
won
the
2016
RAW:almond
design
competition
and
2016
Archishorts
Film Festival. His design career has been
largely
involved
in
design-build.
He
has
worked on a range of projects from small
family residential to commerical interiors.
He is currently a designer with OS1 Design
Inc, STUFFgroup, and a design editor for the
To p t a l D e s i g n B l o g . H i s i n t e r e s t s s u r r o u n d
architecture,
media
and
publication.
CANADA
2016
STUFFgroup
BRIEF
DESIGN COMPETITION
KENT MUNDLE
WINNIPEG
JAE-SUNG CHON
751 CORYDON
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