Rational Garden: This design brief aims to take into account the results of Heath's VAST (activity-related) heuristic (1989, in Elliott-Burns, 2003) and a selection of Lackney's design principles (n.d.). Hennah's (2007) concepts of traffic flow and layout will be incorporated. The design will also consider the integration requirements of a guided inquiry pedagogy. Users of the space will also have the opportunity to take part in the process. Heath's VAST heuristic offers a "rich alternative" (p7, 1989, as cited in Elliott-Burns, 2005) to a checklist approach to design and can be used to evaluate a learning space and lead to design of a new one. Heath (1989, in Elliott-Burns, 2005) elaborates distinct elements that must be considered when designing spaces for living and working. The VAST table relating to activities within a space was used to critically evaluate what was done in the junior section of the Library and to generate solutions. Lackney's (n.d.) framework of 33 design principles is intended to serve as a framework of principles around which educators and design professionals can organize the process and production of designing an educational facility. The 33 Principles were derived from educational research and the reflective practices of education and planning professionals (Lackney, n.d.). In this design brief, I have chosen to focus on Principles 1, 3, 6, 12, 14, 23 and 27 as they are most relevant to the context. Hennah (2007) contextualizes a library as a retail store, advising library designers to consider users as customers. How space is used and traffic flow in a library can be used to determine hot spots and draw connections between library usage and layout. Hennah's advice on t...... middle of paper ......see April 25, 2010, from School Design Studio: http://schoolstudio.typepad.com/school_design_studio/33-educational-design-pri . htmlLyon, A. (n.d.). LINES OF DESIRE. Google. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from ttp://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:zgKiOrILK3AJ:scholar.Michell, P., & Spence, S. (2009). Investigation in the guided investigation. ACCESS, 23(4), 5-8.Nair, P., & Fielding, R. (2005). The language of school design: Design models for 21st century schools. DesignShare Inc. Radcliffe, D., Wilson, H., Powell, D., & Tibbetts, B. (2008). Designing next generation learning places: Collaboration at the pedagogy-space-technology nexus. St Lucia: University of Queensland. Seeley Brown, J. (2006). New learning environments for the twentieth century: Exploring the edge. Change, 38(5), 18-24.Sens, T. (2009). 12 keys to designing a library. Design Library, Spring, 34.