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2018
US Army corps of engineers | masTerplan

INTERNNECT is working the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to design an educational facility Masterplan in Porterville, California.  This federal agency owns a nature trail and approximately 40 acres behind the Success Lake Dam that they would like to develop as an educational facility for the schools and communities throughout the central valley.  Here, visitors will learn about the purpose of the US Army Corps of Engineers as well the global environment which promotes sustainability and natural resources through outdoor learning spaces.
Congratulations to another awesome year and to all of the teams for meeting the rigorous requirements of the internship experience!

1st Place:
Harmony Magnet Academy
Porterville Unified School District

2nd Place:
Paradygm
Mission Oak High School  |  Tulare Joint Union High School District

3rd Place:
Cardinal Construction
Lindsay High School  |  Lindsay Unified School District



Lindsay Builders
Lindsay High School  |  Lindsay Unified School District



A-G Designs
Mission Oak High School  |  Tulare Joint Union High School District


Intuition Designs
Mission Oak High School  |  Tulare Joint Union High School District


Team CLS
Mission Oak High School  |  Tulare Joint Union High School District

PROJECT DELIVERABLES
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Education Specifications
Provide the requirements for each of the Masterplan, Exhibition Space, and Welcome Center as described below.
  • Describe the clients (Army Corps of Engineers and Elementary School Students) including their philosophy, culture, and mission.
  • Describe the users’ specific spatial needs including the various spaces, number of users per space, size of spaces, spatial relationships, and environmental requirements.
  • Make the connection of education and science through research and program analysis.
 
Masterplan Design
Develop a 10 year Masterplan for the 40 Acres of land for the Army Corps of Engineers Educational Facility.
  • Each exhibition space shall provide learning opportunities on a single relevant subject.
  • The nature trail shall connect all of the exhibition spaces and shall meet current California accessibility standards, per the 2016 California Building Code.
  • Existing environmental conditions shall be incorporated into the Masterplan.
 
Exhibition Space Design
Design one exhibition space from the Masterplan.
  • Must meet the design requirements of the Masterplan.
  • Sustainable structure that responds appropriately to its natural environment.
  • Functions as an educational learning space for one particular subject.
  • Must meet current California structure, accessibility, and fire/life safety building code standards, per the 2016 California Building Code.
 
Welcome Center Design
Provide a space that will be used to greet guests to the Army Corps of Engineers Education Facility.
  • Must meet the design requirements of the Education Specifications.
  • Must meet current California structure, accessibility, and fire/life safety building code standards, per the 2016 California Building Code.
  • Provide a space that overlooks the 40 acre educational facility.
 
Exhibition Space Construction
Build a full-scale Exhibition Space using materials of your choice.
  • Must meet be built to the exact requirements of the Exhibition Space design.
  • Structure shall not be permanent and must be deconstructable after the final event.
  • All construction materials must be transported from the Welcome Center to the selected site by the team members without the aid of any motorized vehicle.
 
INDUSTRY OUTCOMES
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Each of these industry outcomes shall be used to evaluate your project throughout the course of the internship program.  Specific evaluation scorecards will be created using the following criteria.
 
Education
  • Understand a complex problem through research and critical thinking
  • Define and illustrate the thought process of several strategies and solutions
  • Understand the significance of learning a topic and the application of its practice
 
Science
  • Understand the human sensory nervous system’s effect on learning and behavior
  • Understand the human’s neurological connections with new and existing information
  • Understand the environment’s influences on learning and behavior
 
Design
  • Understand the client’s goals and needs
  • Use imagination and concepts to represent those needs
  • Develop a project that does not negatively impact its natural environment
  • Design the project to minimize its dependency on mechanical systems and public utilities
  • Demonstrate the project’s structural integrity
  • Demonstrate and document the entire design process of developing a solution
  • Make the connection to a learning space
 
Construction
  • Develop a project budget
  • Demonstrate constructability of design
  • Provide and demonstrate a construction schedule
 
Business
  • Facilitate the problem solving process through collaboration
  • Effectively communicate ideas with each other and to the client
  • Maximize efficiency through effective project and time management
  • Demonstrate leadership from entire team
 
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MILESTONE MEETINGS
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Project Kick-Off Meeting  |  December 1, 2017 
Jim Vidak Education Center  |  6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
  • 3:00 pm - 3:20pm          Introductions
  • 3:20 pm - 4:00pm          Design Challenge
  • 4:00 pm - 4:30pm          Review RFP design criteria
  • 4:30 pm - 5:00pm          Questions
 

Site Visit and Program Meeting  |  January 19, 2018
US Army Corps of Engineers  |  29330 State Highway 190, Porterville
  • 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm          Introductions
  • 2:15 pm - 3:00pm           US Army Corps of Engineers Panel Presentation
  • 3:00 pm - 4:00pm         US Army Corps of Engineers Q&A
  • 4:00 pm - 5:00pm         Site Walk

Cal Poly Design Charrette  |  January 26, 2018
California Polytechnic State University  |  1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
  • 5:00 am                              Depart High School Campus
  • 8:30 am                              Meet in front of Cal Poly Performing Arts
  • 9:30 am - 11:30am           College of Architecture and Environmental Design Campus Tour
  • 11:30 am - 12:50pm          Lunch (on your own)
  • 1:00 pm - 5:00pm          Design Collaboration with Architecture Students
  • 5:30 pm                              Depart Cal Poly
  • 7:00 pm                             Arrive at Kettleman City for dinner (on your own)
  • 8:00 pm                             Depart Kettleman City
  • 9:30 pm                              Arrive at High School Campus

Design Lab  |  February 23, 2018
Jim Vidak Education Center  |  6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia
  • 3:00 pm                             Introductions
  • 3:15 pm                               Design Lab
  • 5:00 pm - 5:20pm          Group Discussion


Construction Lab  |  March 16, 2018
Harmony Magnet Academy, Multi-Use Building  |  19429 Road 228, Strathmore
  • 1:30 pm                             Project Review
  • 2:00 pm                            Structural Engineering Lecture
  • 2:30 pm                             Mini Structural Engineering Project
  • 3:00 pm                            Construction Lab
  • 5:00 pm - 5:30pm         Group Discussion


Cal Poly Final Presentations  |  April 13, 2018
California Polytechnic State University  |  1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00pm        Set up Presentations at Architecture Building
  • 1:00 pm - 4:00pm         Presentations


RFP Interviews  |  April 27, 2018
US Army Corps of Engineers  |  29330 State Highway 190, Porterville
  • 8:00 am - 12:00pm      Set up Presentations and Build Full-Scale Mock-Up Structures
  • 12:00 pm - 1:30pm        Lunch Provided
  • 1:30 pm - 3:30pm          Presentations


INTERNNECT Design Village  |  May 4, 2018
US Army Corps of Engineers  |  29330 State Highway 190, Porterville
  • 5:00 pm - 7:00pm



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