Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas, FASLAPresident & CEO

Haley Blakeman, PLA, AICPDirector of Implementation

Parish Kickoff MeetingMarch 12, 2015

Campus Master Plan

Overview

• Introduction to design team

• Campus Planning Best Practices & Trends

• Scope and Process

• Our Lady of Mercy School Strategic Plan

• Next Steps

Who is CPEX?

Comprehensive planning

Small-area plans

Cultural placemaking

Tourism strategy

Water management best practices

Funding strategies

Project management

Grantwriting

Implementation strategy

Community greening

Code and ordinance development

Legislative strategy

Policy research and strategy

Organizational support

Best practices research

Public/Private synergies

Community engagement

Branding/Civic identity

Facilitation/Workshop design

Training programs

Strategic visioning

Public outreach

Tactical implementation

Exhibit design

Wayfinding

Our Team

CPEX brings community members and leaders together and

provides guidance to work toward a shared vision of a more livable

Louisiana.

Jeffrey Carbo Landscape Architects

• Campus design

• Streetscape design

Stantec

• Circulation

• Traffic engineering

Covalent Logic

• Outreach

• Implementation and Funding Strategies

Our Team Experience

• Over 30 Louisiana communities

• Over 10 campus master plans

• Government Street

• Safe Routes to School

• Mercy rebrand

“Communities need to make

active decisions about where and how

to grow if they are going to protect

their quality of life.”

- Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley

Why plan?

What is a campus master plan?

• Long-term vision that guides future growth and creates lasting value

• Shapes future growth and investment

• Individual decisions part of larger framework

• Driven by consensus-building, collaboration and a respect for Mercy’s culture,

climate and place

• Physical planning should complement Mercy’s Strategic Plan

“Master plans have a great history in the development of rationally-planned—though human-centered

and human-scaled—communities like universities,

not only providing guides for wrestling with the thorny day-to-day problems of facility planning, but also

providing a coherent vision of the future

to inspire and lead.”

- Michael A. McRobbie

President, Indiana University

What is a campus master plan?

• Establish a framework for decision making and strategic development for

next 15-20 years

• Create a vision for the future that supports the expressed mission of Mercy

• Reinforce Mercy’s unique campus environment

• Consider the campus’s physical constraints

• Address the campus’s overall physical form aesthetically and functionally

• Represent a broad cross-section of campus constituencies

• Endorse a holistic approach to complex interrelated campus initiatives

Source: Sauviac + Dang

Our Lady of Mercy’s Campus Master Plan

This master plan will focus on:

• Better utilizing the parish’s property

• Integrating and connecting the church and school campuses

• Growing the church and school

Campus Planning- Best Practices & Trends

Trends in Campus Planning

Every memorable campus has its own unique

spirit and character.

Trends: Campus Identity

Trends: Circulation

Trends: Green Infrastructure

Trends in Campus Planning

Sustainability• Self-sustaining landscapes with multiple environmental uses

• Maintenance and adaptation of structures and spaces over time

Preservation • Preservation of natural surroundings, memorable places and sacred spaces

• Renovating and repurposing existing structures and spaces

Growth• Accommodating institutional and

facility growth

• Planning for high-cost, space intensive

facilities

Trends in Campus Planning

Collaborative Learning • Compact, mixed-use spaces for collaboration

• Movable seating

Outdoor Learning • Open-air outdoor laboratory/classrooms

• Teaching and demonstration gardens

Social Interaction

• Central “heart of the campus” space

• Exercise areas for gathering and fitness

• Conversion of underused areas into social spaces

Trends: Outdoor Learning

Trends: Outdoor Play

Trends: Gathering Spaces

Scope & Process

1. Needs Assessment

• Project kick-off with client and committee

• Evaluation of existing conditions, plans and regulations

• Stakeholder interviews

2. Citizen Participation

& Visioning

• Visioning activity meetings (March 25)

• Campus visioning and goals

• Kids charrette (April 1)

• Public charrette (April 13-15)

3. Campus Master Plan

• Campus-wide plan

• Building/facility needs

• Campus circulation and parking plan

• Open space plan

• Implementation and funding

4. Master Plan Presentation

• Campus Master Plan presentation to committee and client

• Final public presentation

Project Process

Opportunities for public input

2012 School Strategic Plan

Our Lady of Mercy Mission

Our Lady of Mercy is a family of faith united in

prayer, love and Catholic Tradition.

School Mission:

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School provides Catholic foundations

for a life of prayer, knowledge and service.

2012 Our Lady of Mercy SCHOOL Strategic Plan

Big ideas related to 2015 Traditions for Tomorrow Campus Master Plan

• Create a Master Plan in accordance with Mercy’s mission and objectives

• Not just facilities-focused, but how campus functions as a whole

• Maximize connection of physical environment with student learning

• Adjust locations of grades to allow for smoother transitions

• Incorporate greenspace and beautification

• Reconfigure existing open space

• Improve image on Marquette

• 2-story to connect buildings

• Expand office space

• Explore need and opportunities for new facilities

• Gym (old gym for performing arts)

• Band room

• Science lab (school-wide use)

• Technology lab (school-wide use)

• Daycare

• Additional classroom space

• Fine arts building for school, parish and community

• Sports facilities (track, tennis, golf, swimming)

Next Steps

Next Steps

Visioning Sessions

March 25

Kids Charrette

April 1

Public Charrette

April 13-15

Final Presentation

August

What is a charrette?

Source: PLAID Collaborative

Mercy would be better if…

Questions?

Boo Thomasboothomas@cpex.org

Haley Blakemanhblakeman@cpex.org

267.6300