North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground, Vancouver, British Columbia (1968)
Dates of creation
1968
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
44 drawings (including 38 reprographic copies)
10 photographic material
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Scope and Content
This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's landscape project for the playground of the North Shore Neighbourhood House in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Oberlander worked on this project in 1968. The landscape concept was to encourage creative play for toddlers and preschool-age children. In this idea, Oberlander created “a story-high platform only accessible by ladder that provided opportunities for children to test their courage and physical strength.” [1] She also designed seating placed around the base of preserved mature trees to provide social spaces. The playground also included a large sand box, a winding stone-lined pool, and child-size vehicles and play props.
Project series contains sketches, design development drawings, including playground general plan and installation details, a presentation drawing, and working drawings, such as play structures installation plans, elevation, sections and details plans for the play structure. The project is also documented through specifications for the projects and photographs of the completed playground.
Source:
[1] Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages. p. 109.
Title: Working drawings, North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dates of creation: 1968-1970
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
working
Extent and Medium:
5 reprographic copies
1 drawing
Dimensions:
sheets: 31 x 24 cm
Credit line:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Cornelia Hahn Oberlander/
Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Title: Design development drawings and working drawings, North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dates of creation: 1968
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 5
People:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Stage and Purpose:
working
Extent and Medium:
10 reprographic copies
5 drawings
Dimensions:
sheet (smallest): 35 x 55 cm
sheet (largest): 69 x 108 cm
Credit line:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Cornelia Hahn Oberlander/
Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Title: Specifications and playground installations plans, North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dates of creation: circa 1970
Form: drawings, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 4
People:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
Selwyn Pullan (photographer)
Description:
Original folder entitled "NORTH SHORE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE".
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
21 reprographic copies
8 photographs
0.01 l.m of textual records
1 contact sheet
Credit line:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Cornelia Hahn Oberlander/
Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Title: Design development drawings and photographs, North Shore Neighbourhood House Playground, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dates of creation: circa 1970
Form: drawings, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 8
People:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
Description:
Original folder entitled "NORTH SHORE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE".
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
21 reprographic copies
8 photographs
0.01 l.m of textual records
1 contact sheet
Credit line:
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Cornelia Hahn Oberlander/
Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
