Nundah State School

Our New LibraryOur New Library

Assessment Matrix: appropriate to the evaluation of an existing space

Day, C (2003) Consensus design: socially inclusive process. Oxford: Architectural Press.© Raylee Elliott Burns (2003) r.elliottburns@qut.edu.au This document is adapted from Day, C. (2003)‘Decision-making matrix: turning inspiration into action’ p220. Permission is given for this page to be copied with this footnote retained. This document may not be published in any other form without the permission of the author.

Assessment Matrix

What material changes does this require?

How can changes to design grow out of the developmental currents already at work?

What qualities does this imply?

What values and spirit should things convey?

What is its individual spirit?[What is its essence; its inspiration, its ‘esprit de place’; genius loci?]

Time continuum?[What is ebbing and flowing and changing?]

How do people feel about it?[What appeals; how do we respond?]

What is its physical context? [What is its bedrock; its material substance; its physicality?]

Spirit, essence and inspiration

The new library had to be designed to blend in with the existing traditional buildings or make a ‘bold new statement’.

Materials and substanceMaterials and substance

Materials and substanceMaterials and substance

What is valued?

Literature: author visit and book displays

Reading: Accelerated Reader Millionaire’s Club displayWhat is valued?

How do people feel about it?How do people feel about it?Interested, curious, excited, inspired Proud, capable, confident

What is valued?ICTs: lab of 30 computers; bank of enquiry terminals

What is valued?

How do people feel about it?How do people feel about it?

ICTs: P&C provides financial support for ICT replacement program. High level of use of the computer lab by classes and the terminals for enquiries and AR quizzes.

Reading: students, parents and teachers and parents support the school’s AR initiative. There has been a significant increase in borrowing and reading levels (particularly amongst boys) and the school now uses the online version.

Participation and having fun: lunchtime social games, chess competitions and coaching

Chess: High level of participation and the school’s record of success

How do people feel about it?How do people feel about it?

What is valued?What is valued?

Cooperation and peer tutoring

Reading: High level of participation and the school’s record of success

What is valued?What is valued?

Supported, confident, proud, appreciated, skilled

How do people feel about it?How do people feel about it?

What is valued?What is valued?

Competition and valuing effort.

How do people feel about it?How do people feel about it?

Learning, creativity and participation

Satisfied, proud, excited, impressed, amazed

What appeals?What appeals?

How do we respond?How do we respond?

Light, bright, clean, tidy, comfortable and new …

Relaxed, noisy, fun …

Respectfully, responsibly, sensibly …

Participate, enjoy, encourage others …

What appeals?What appeals?

How do we respond?How do we respond?

Air conditioning, light, space, flexibility, ICTs

Enthusiastically, collaboratively supportively …

What is flowing and changing?What is flowing and changing?

Future growth?Future growth?

The library users, the collection, the curriculum, ICT emphasis

The collection, policies, processes, professional development, information literacy, guest speakers

What is flowing and changing?• A variety of learning spaces• Maximum visibility from the

circulation desk• Direct lines of access to the lab and

meeting room• Enquiry terminals close to the

collection• Ease of access to all students in the

computer lab• Students can view the whiteboard

from all terminals• Mobile whiteboard and interactive

whiteboard for use in different learning spaces

• Wireless Internet and intranet access for mobile devices

What is flowing and changing?