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Coliseum Place Affordable Housing / David Baker Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

The six-level building includes 59 affordable homes and social services for low-income and formerly unhoused families, including households gaining assistance through the Oakland Housing Authority.

The Caffé by Mr. Espresso / jones | haydu

Valeria Silva — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Located in downtown Oakland, The Caffè reflects the second generation of Bay Area icon Mr. Espresso, serving as an example of how our diverse cultural landscape is nourished by those eager to share their heritage with the community. The design is heavily inspired by Italian culture, using minimalism and contrast. The Italians call the ritual of stepping into a caffè and enjoying espresso a “pausa” or a pause — a moment that allows for reflection and community. In Italy, the pausa is typically taken while standing at the bar. The goal of the design was to honor this most basic daily ritual and experience as meaningful, as art. In Italy, the espresso experience is more like getting a drink at a bar. All the ordering, waiting (and often the drinking) is done standing at the bar. The experience, then, is essentially having coffee at a communal table.

1901 Poplar Innovation Hub / Medium Plenty

Valeria Silva — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:00:00 +0000

The oakland-based, award-winning firm, Medium Plenty, designed a start-up innovation hub and multi-faceted workspace for the underserved and underrepresented communities of West Oakland themed around inclusivity. Working with Kapor Capital, a foundation focused on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs, Medium Plenty transformed a 15,000 sq ft industrial warehouse to create an approachable and flexible space to be used by youth groups to start-ups to serve as a bridge for opportunities in technology.

Oakland Museum Unveils Roof Garden by Hood Design Studio

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000

The Oakland Museum of California has released renderings for a new terraced roof garden by Hood Design Studio. The Kevin Roche-designed Brutalist structure was originally made with a 26,4000-square-foot landscape, and now, 50 years later, the institution is looking to upgrade the roof. Led by Walter Hood, the project will feature a $20 million renovation as part of the seven-acre campus.

BIG, Gensler, and Field Operations Revise Plans for Oakland Athletics Stadium

Niall Patrick Walsh — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000

A revised design has been released for the Oakland Athletics baseball stadium, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, James Corner Field Operations, and Gensler. The new stadium will replace the Oakland A’s existing 51-year-old Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, which the A’s share with the Oakland Raiders football team. The mega-ballpark includes a waterfront circular stadium at Howard Terminal and would turn the current Coliseum site into a tech and housing hub.

BIG Designs New Gondola for Oakland Athletics Baseball Team

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Bjarke Ingels Group has designed an expansive cable-car system to connect to the new Oakland Athletics baseball stadium. The new stadium will replace the Oakland A’s existing 51-year-old Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum as a waterfront “jewel box” at Howard Terminal. At the Oakland A’s FanFest, the A’s President Dave Kaval unveiled the new Gondola connecting the Oakland Convention Center to Water Street at Jack London Square. The zero-emission transit line will provide residents and visitors with a way to see the A’s play in their future ballpark.

BIG Designs a 21st Century Ruin for Oakland's Coliseum

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:00:00 +0000

After revealing the design for the new Oakland Athletics baseball stadium, Bjarke Ingels Group has proposed a new use for the existing 51-year-old Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The existing stadium will be overhauled into a new commercial and housing hub to create new economic, cultural, and recreational opportunities. The Coliseum will be converted into a sunken amphitheater at the heart of a new municipal park.

BIG, Gensler, and Field Operations Reveal Design for Oakland Athletics Baseball Stadium

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Bjarke Ingels Group, James Corner Field Operations, and Gensler have released new renderings of the new Oakland Athletics baseball stadium and surrounding development. The new stadium will replace the Oakland A’s existing 51-year-old Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, which the A’s share with the Oakland Raiders football team. The mega-ballpark includes a waterfront “jewel box” stadium at Howard Terminal and would turn the current Coliseum site into a tech and housing hub.

BIG, Gensler, and James Corner Field Operations to Design Oakland Athletics Baseball Stadium

Niall Patrick Walsh — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The Oakland Athletics baseball team have hired Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), James Corner Field Operations, and Gensler to lead the design process for their new ballpark and surrounding development in California. The new stadium will replace the Oakland A’s existing 51-year-old Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, which the A’s share with the Oakland Raiders football team.

Studio Gang Reveals Concept Designs for California College of the Arts Campus

Patrick Lynch — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Studio Gang has revealed concept designs for their campus master plan for the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. Currently split between facilities in San Francisco and Oakland, the new unified campus will bring together the school’s various art and design programs into one “vibrant indoor-outdoor environment.”

Snohetta, Sasaki and HOK to Take Part in a 4-Firm-Team to Design Oakland A's New Stadium

Samantha Buckley — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:00:00 +0000

The Oakland Athletic's have hired four firms to lead the design and urban planning for their new ballpark on the Peralta site, near the heart of Oakland. HOK will be collaborating with Snohetta on the design of the ballpark. Snohetta will also be working on the masterplan along with Sasaki and Oakland-based Studio T-Square.

MacArthur Annex / Baran Studio Architecture

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000

In the spirit of Archigram and Superstudio, the project has its roots in adaptable, robotic structures which have the potential to roam and adapt themselves to the urban landscape. Plug-In City and Continuous Monument were among the first to suggest that architecture could be playful, and that architecture did not always need architects. We borrowed from these notions in robotic investigations which allowed us to study how architecture might be modified over time, and in varied spatial circumstances.

A House with a View / Axelrod architects

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The Oakland Hills house was built originally in 1939, the house renovation aimed to update the property by creating a modern, spacious interior, without expanding its original footprint.

Skyline House / Terry & Terry Architecture

Rayen Sagredo — Tue, 23 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

This project is a rebuild of an existing post 1991 fire-storm house. Situated high on top of the Eastbay mountain range overlooking the city of Oakland, the site has unobstructed view’s toward the southwest Bay and Golden Gate. It was designed for a young family, who desired an open plan home that embraced the views of the bay and a connection to the existing garden.

Kapor Center for Social Impact / Fougeron Architecture

Valentina Villa — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000

For its new headquarters, The Kapor Center commissioned Fougeron Architecture to transform an existing 1920s-era office building in downtown Oakland into innovative workspace. The Kapor Center for Social Impact works to improve access to opportunity, participation and influence in the United States for historically underrepresented communities through investments in information technology and partnerships with nonprofits. The new headquarters had to be an architectural manifestation of the Kapor Center’s core values: connectivity, openness, and democracy. Fougeron Architecture crafted a space to foster collaboration between the Center, its partner organizations and other like-minded nonprofits.

California College of the Arts Selects Studio Gang for New San Francisco Campus

Sabrina Santos — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:00:00 +0000

The California College of the Arts (CCA) has selected Studio Gang out of three finalists to design an expanded art and design college campus for the school in San Francisco. Currently split between San Francisco and Oakland, CCA’s expansion in San Francisco will allow all of the school’s programs to be housed in one location.

California College of the Arts Selects 3 Finalists to Design New San Francisco Campus

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:30:00 +0000

The California College of the Arts (CCA) has selected 3 top firms as finalists to design “a new, ground-breaking art school that will redefine 21st century arts education.” Chosen from an original pool of 75 architects, the three firms will now interview for the chance to design a new campus that aims to unify the college’s Oakland and San Francisco campuses into one vibrant Bay Area institution.

VSCO / debartolo architects

Cristobal Rojas — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:00:00 +0000

Visual Supply Co. (known as VSCO) founded in Oakland, California by a youthful team of photographers and creatives has quickly become one of the biggest brands and fastest growing companies in the photographic industry (FastCompany 2014). One would think that finding an architect who understood the VSCO ethos, where culture and purpose are evident in the spaces they dwell and work might be challenging. However, the connection between owner, architect and builder came through existing relationships and the collaboration has yielded some of the most innovative workspace recently completed. The real challenge was finding a space that could house this creative giant in the founder’s home city of Oakland, however one of two buildings on the National Registry of Historic Places became available.