Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) is a nonprofit design and community development organization that has partnered with the rural predominately Latino farm-working community of North Shore, CA, to physically transform a 5 acre vacant lot into a public space, and improve the quality of life through cultural programming and economic development.

1. Nu estro L u g ar:No rth S h o re
, C A
KO UNKU EY D ES I G N INITIATIVE
Nex t G eneration Rural C reative Plac e m a k i n g S u m m i t
O c tobe r 13, 2016
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2. PRODUCTIVE PUBLIC SPACES (PPS)
1. Multi-S takeholde r Par ticip a tion
2. S e c toral In te g ration
3. Network C h a n g e
Physical
Social Empowerment
Economic

3. LOS ANGELES
COACHELLA
VALLEY

4. THERMAL
MECCA
OASI
S
66TH
AVE
HARRISON
ST
PIERCE
ST
72ND AVE
NORTH
SHORE
76TH
AVE
SALTON
SEA
86
111
86
111
PPS #2

5. S A LTON S EA
LOOKIN G WEST - AVE 70
NORTHSHORE ’S PHY S IC A L L A N D S C A PE
LIT T L E SA N BERNADIN O MT N S

6. “NUESTRO LUGAR”COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESS
K D I em plo y ed a par ticipa t or y d e s i g n pr oc ess t o dev elop the new publi c
s pa c e a nd pr o g r ams f or the Nor th Sho r e PPS. D esig n w or kshops included
site p l a n n i n g, visual prefere nce surveys, on-site visualiza tion a nd 1 to 1
s c alin g, a n d ne e d s pr ioritization.

7. “NUESTRO LUGAR”PROGRAMS: DESERT RIDERZ
K D I work e d with yo ut h to create a local bike c o - o p (D eser t Riderz),
e lo p the Biciteca Bike Share Pro g ram, a nd create a n e duc ational
safety c a m pai gn to stre n g t he n bike culture in the co m munity a n dc
o nne c t pe o pl e to the Pro d u ctive Publi c S p a ce.
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8. “NUESTRO LUGAR”PROGRAMS: DELICIAS LAGUNA AZUL
D elicias L a g u n a A z u l Market is a m o nthly farmers market led b y
wo m e n w h o starte d their ow n fo o d - bas e d businesse s thro u g h K D I’s
e ntrepreneurship business pro g ram. The market will be locate d in the
park i n g lot of the ne w p u b l i c s pa ce.

9. “NUESTRO LUGAR”PROGRAMS: ARTS + CULTURE
A. El Pro g resso, a ne w co m muni ty-run ne wspaper ; B. A m bula nt Poetry Project;
C. O ne -Ni g h t A rt Exhibits; D . Sum m e r A rt C amp; E. The S alty Botto m S h ow
A.
D. E.
B. C.

10. COMMUNITY SITE PLANNING

11. NORTH SHORE PRODUCTIVE PUBLIC SPACE

12. VIEWTO COMMUNITY PAVILLION

13. The pa villion, d e s i gne d to prov id e s had e a nd create a multi-use co m munity
g a theri n g s pa ce, will host co m muni ty-led ar t installations, celebrations,
a nd per form a n ces. Th e pavillion’s s t ag e i ncorpo rates co m munity- d e s i gne d
g l y p h s that represent Nor th Sho re’s natural be au ty, fro m sea to sk y.
VIEWTO COMMUNITY PAVILLION

14. T H A NK YO U!
KO UNK UEY D ES IG N INITIATIVE
MONIQUE G. LÓPEZ , M.A., M.C.R.P.
PL A N N I N G C OORDI N ATOR
MONIQUE@KOUN KUEY.ORG