École Montcalm, Montréal
Research + Strategy + Design + Photography 
 
Client: 
UQÀM and the Montcalm primary school, Montreal
 
Project: 
Rethink the design of the Montcalm school and propose solutions
 
Specifics:
As a team of graduate design students, we worked with the administration, teachers and students at the Montcalm primary school in Montreal to propose improvements to the school and classroom environment. 
 
My role: Classroom observation and documentation both at Montcalm and other primary schools in Montreal; interviews with teachers, students and professionals; research on classroom furniture and ergonomics; infographics and presentations to summarize the challenges the school faces (classroom layout, furniture, ergonomics, lighting, sound, architecture, etc.); photography to document the process; design solutions for a reorganization of the classroom and some aspects of the corridor
 
Credits:
Masters in Environmental Design (Programme de maîtrise en design de l'environnement)
Class DES 8002, Environmental design and proximity (Design de l'environnement et proximité)
Professor: Maurice Cloutier
Graduate student design team: Marie Chatard, Guylaine Cheli, Carolynn Cipriani, Christine Kerrigan, Martin Laferriere, Elise Marchal, Joffrey Paillard, Alexis Papineau Charbonneau, Bianca Robert, Susan Sadraee
 
Final presentations to the Montcalm school (February, 2016)
Proposals for a classroom redesign
Photography for research and documentation of the project
École Montcalm
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