MAURICE CODY PUBLIC SCHOOL
INK, MARKER AND PENCIL CRAYON ON VELLUM
THIS ROOFTOP GARDEN WAS CONCEIVED AS A SOLUTION FOR CREATING AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A DENSE URBAN SETTING WITHIN TORONTO.
DESIGN CRITERIA INCLUDED THE USE OF LIGHT WEIGHT, RE-CYCLED MATERIALS, NATIVE AND URBAN TOLERANT PLANT MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL MERIT.
THE MAIN PRIORITIES WERE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT BASED ON THE IDEAS AND DREAMS OF THE STUDENTS AND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD BE USEABLE ALL-YEAR-ROUND IN A COLD CLIMATE.