OAKLAND ART DIGEST Abstract Show! Magazine by Joyi Larasari Stannard Studio | Fall 2021
OAKLAND’S
ART SCENE Issue 01 October 2021
oaklandartdigest.com
Inside:
Oakland housing prices, Hiero Day Festival, Vulcan Lofts. Average Artist Prices
SAVE VULCAN LOFT!
The Vulcan Lofts are for sale and nearly 200 working-class artists in Oakland, are in danger of losing THEIR home.
GHOST SHIP FIRE
former warehouse turned artist collective with living spaces burned down due to electrical failure.
Muralist CANT AFFORD HOUSING! RACHEL-WOLFE GOLDSMITH talks about making art from boyfriend’s parent’s basement due to high housing prices
PAINTING A BETTER OAKLAND CALPOLY Undergraduate Architecture Thesis By Joyi Larasari
Advisor: Sandy Stannard Fall 2021-Spring 2022
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tableS of content PREFACE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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THE ISSUE
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SITE ANALYSIS
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PRECEDENTS
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PROGRAM
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DESIGN PROCESS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATION
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APPENDIX
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THE issue ISSUE The THE ISSUE THE ISSUE THE ISSUE THE ISSUE
ARTIST CAN’T AFFORD HOUSING DUE TO HIGH HOUSING PRICES The rich Oakland art scene is often overlooked, with Oakland being the destination of many talented artists escaping the high cost of living in San Francisco. Oakland locals boast that they “have the highest concentration of artists per capita in the United States” . While many artists have moved away from Oakland due to lack of affordable options, some are determined to stay because it is “their home” and they want to contribute to the future of the Bay area.
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ARTWASHING
/ärtwäSHiNG/ “Artwashing” is the term coined in to describe a condition where real-estate developers use artist to rebrand their luxury development that ends up displacing the locals and other working artists.1
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4/5 artists making a living are white according to 2012 census bureau
What’s buzzin in oakland?
MURALS
Murals are public art that becomes a way for people to gather and embrace culture.
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OTHER ART FORMS
Music festivals to celebrate culture, sculptures to commemorate people and sharing something you enjoy doing brings people together.
Scan the QR code that brings you to visitoakland.com to view the arts & cuture in Oakland!
The Ghost Ship: The good and the bad To many Oakland locals, the Ghost Ship fire in 2016 was a tragic incident that killed 36 people. The Ghost ship was an ad-hoc art collective livework space was in an unsafe warehouse not permitted for its purposes. However, despite the unsafe living conditions, artists still come walking in through the doors of this reused warehouse seeking asylum to continue making art and a place to live. Many artists decided to ignore the poor living conditions despite the red flags and wanted to stay because it was the only place they could afford. While many see the Ghost Ship as an unsafe warehouse turned living space, many “It was a beautiful, amazing, creative space also thought the Ghost Ship was a safe space for that was our chosen home,” said resident Nikki artists to express themselves, a labyrinth of art Kelber, who escaped the fire. and a living space meshed into one building. From this event, we can see that there is a need for spaces to bring artists together and foster a community. Providing a space for artists to be able to live without worrying about cost is very important while providing a sense of belonging for them.
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oakland, california
CALIFORNIA
Oakland is the largest city in Alameda County, California. Part of the East Bay and part of the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland is the third largest city in San Francisco Bay Area with a population of 440,646 as of 2020 according to the Census. It has one of the busiest port in Northern California. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many people moved from San Francisco into Oakland which incresed the population overall in Oakland.
In 1949, a Housing Act for urban renewal projects was passed by federal governent causing Oakland to redevelop and redline many workingclass communities to make space for the new developments of infrastructure. Many of the African-American population were affected by this program as they get segregated and they were forced to stay in dense neighborhoods. A housing crisis emerged as properties lose values, especially in West Oakland, as the economy of Oakland crumbled. Acorn industry in West Oakland Oakland is also home to some institutes of higher where many low-income African American families educaiton such as Mills College, Holy Names reside was bulldozed and seen by the community University, and California College of the Arts, and as “Negro Removal”. University of California is just North of Oakland. Some prominent landmark in Oakland includes Lake When John Bentley Williams became the director Merrit where many recreation activities happen of Oakland Redevekionebt Agency, he enforced and wehre the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and minority training-and-hiring policies and invested Oakland Civic Ballet is located. The abundance of heavily in using images to present how dilapidated art scene and notable museums such as Oakland builidng and neighborhoods are. Museum and Chabot Space and Science Center is a proof of how rich the city of Oakland is in culture. Today, many Tech Industry workers expanded from Silicon Valley to San Francisco and into East Bay causing gentrification in all these places.
history of oakland
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“ Neighborhoods are constantly in flux, and change itself is not necessarily where the problem lies.” - brock winstead of slate.com Oakland is the largest city in Alameda County with a population of 440,646 as of 2020 according to the Census Bureau. It was first inhabited by Costonaon Indians, also known as Ohlone, in the 18th century. They were mostly concentrated by Lake Merrit and Temescal Creek, a stream that goes from San Francisco Bay to Emeryville. Oakland was colonized by Spanish settlers in 1820 where Rancho San Antio was established.
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named Oakland because of the oak trees on the grass plains.
The San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906 caused an influx of people to migrate to Oakland which caused the population of Oakland to spike. In 1936, the Bay Bridge was opened to connect San Francisco to Oakland allowing more mobility for people to commute. Many African-Americans moved into the city to work at factories during During the California Gold Rush (1849), Oakland was World War 2. part of the transit route to transport goods. Moses Chase, a squatter and some of his acquaintances The population of Oakland began dropping in 1960, bought farmland and named it Clinton (also known where crime rates skyrocketed and poverty levels as Brooklyn). Later on, Horace W. Carpentier increased. The Black Panther Party founded in created a trans-bay-ferry service that connects 1966 became a revolutionary movement for the San Francisco to a town west of Brooklyn. This African American community as the racial tension town was expanded into a city which Carpentier grew during this period.
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The BART was later built and finished in 1972 that connects Oakland to San Francisco. The city of Oakland was slowly rebuilding itself, and progressively getting more and more gentrified. The largest population that remained in the city of Oakland are still African Americans although many have left, while the number of Hispanics had slowly risen.
WEST OAKLAND
When comparing different parts of Oakland, West Oakland is characterized by significant disparities between the rich and the poor. It is no coincidence that it has experienced considerable gentrification in the past years with most of West Oakland being marked as at risk of being gentrification or advanced gentrification as marked on the map by Urban Displacement Project. West Oakland also has some of the highest levels of pollution compared to residents of East Oakland where people with high income live. Due to these and other challenges in and around West Oakland, this project proposal will focus on this area as it presents a significant opportunity for revitalization. The site on 1333 7th St in West Oakland has many possibilities as it is located near the West Oakland BART Station and situated by “The Crucible,” a non-profit industrial art school. Currently an open land, the surrounding area was zoned for transitoriented design. There is potential to create a
collaborative environment between the community and the artists with this site as well as provide the living and working space the artists need. The site is also located in an industrial heavy neighborhood where warehouses and industrial businesses exist, with the possibility of becoming a hospitable area for industrial artists to thrive. The American Steel Studio, located nearby, is also an industrial art workspace connected to The Crucible by the Mandela Parkway. The industrial art workspace is notable for contributing and fostering an industrial art community in West Oakland with two warehouses connected and housing almost 200 local artists. However, recently the space has been acquired by SKB, an Oregon based developer, and the use of the space is now up in the air.
GENTRIFICATION MAP
“ A resilient, tight-knit, and culturally rich community that has withstood decades of oppresive white systems, and it deserves recognition, healing and support.” - Ariana Bindman from thebolditalic.com
Creative spaces NEAR THE SITE
www.thecrucible.org https://shopoaklandnow.org/listing/the-crucible/
The Crucible is a non-profit Industrial Art School teaches almost 175 classes every year. They also have a youth program that provide scholarships to youth that are talented or have economic needs, prioritizing kids of West Oakland. The school have facilities tha fits industrial sized machineries and equipments needed to produce art. They also rent out their spaces to people who need it for performances or lectures. The classes you can take range from glass blowing, blacksmithing, welding, neon light making to fire and performances and more. https://bartable.bart.gov/featured/put-your-hand-fire-crucible
Full Out Studio is a dance studio founded in 2016 by 3 passionate dancers. They started the studio to bring dancers together and foster a community. Through providing a variety of dance styles as well as different difficulty levels, the studio will allow dancers and soon to be dancers variety of choices. They source choreographers throughout the Bay Area bringing in diverse dance styles. The studio plans on reaching out to local community groups to collaborate with different art forms.
WEST OAKLAND INDUSTRIAL ART
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Although Oakland is sometimes seen as a satellite to San Francisco, there is a flourishing art scene where the old factories and warehouses sit. Left empty and unoccupied, artist see the industrial buildings sitting in West Oakland as an opportunity to use them as workspaces. The industrial art-scene in Oakland has grown throughout the past few years. Where the West Oakland Industrial Arts Corridor is
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situated by the Mandela Parkway that cuts diaognal from the West Oakland BART. THe Mandela Parkway was once a viaduct that split the neighborhood and caused segregation, causing Oakland’s troubles. Today an industrial art school sits on the south of Mandela Parkway called “The Crucible” while an industrial art workspace called “American Steel Studio” sits north of the site. Karen Cusolito the founder of this studio first used the space that she found suitable to build her towering 70’ female sculptures for Burning Man. Later on, other artists caught on and found the site suitable for their needs and so it is how it came to be today.
west oakland museum presents:
Ecstasy
Wall piece 08.05
Karen Cusolito
David M Bowman Studio
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New Puctuation Series
Step Along
Hand cut archival microprint paper, nylon, cast plastic Size varies
12”x9”x6” Painted PETG 3D print 2020
30’x20’x20’ Mild and Salvage Steel 2007
Jann Nunn
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42”x51”x4” Patinaed Brass Metalwork
Dan Good
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Natural Heir
Colossus
Nye Lyn Tho Photograph
70’ tall kinetic sculpture
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Nude
Zachary Coffin
Thó Juniperus
Andrew Niguel Fuller
Wayne Sutton Brass, silver, bronze, cherry, horse hair 8”x8”x10”
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26”x44”x27” found objects (beer bottle caps), copper wire, steel wire 2009
Demographics education attainment Per Capita Income
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Median Household Income
$41,570
55,054
43.17%
Less Than High School
16.27%
High School
15.68%
Some College
24.88%
Bachelor’s Degree
28.63% 14.55%
Post - Grad 94.15%
In School Dropped out
0%
10%
20%
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5.85% *civilian age 25 and over
*civilian population age 16-19
Income Household Income Under $50,000
Almost half of the poeple living in the zipcode of the area highlighted is under $50,000. Only 12.5% of people living in this zipcode area earns over $200k.
$59k-$100k $100k-$200k Over $200k 0%
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OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
Most people living in West Oakland, are renters and not owners. This will affect how we choose to design and also could be affected by the zoning in the area. Owner Occupied
30.75%
Renter Occupied
69.25%
40%
Demographics COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION in oakland Half of the people living in Oakland drive in their own private vehicle while a quarter of them rides public transit. This table is for the entire Oakland area. The aim is to increase the people’s use of public transoprt on the site as it is zoned as transit oriented.
MONTHLY INCOME FROM ART vs housing cost IN THE BAY AREA While looking into the income of Bay Area artist, The most people voted that they earn $0 followed by $300-$599 range per month. Most artist need to work mutiple day jobs in addition to selling their works to be able to survive. In comparison to what they earn, the housing cost in the Bay area does not compare to the amount artist earn. Most voted that they pay $1000-2000 every month. Most artist won’t be able to survive making a living with just selling art if housing prices are as high as $1000.
SITE (LOCATION) FREEWAY, GREENSPACE, BART AND WALKING
The BART is situated conveniently near the site. The Nimitz freeway (I-880) wraps around the site making it easy for people with personal cars to travel to places. There are a couple of small green spaces dispersed around the site, one notable one being the Mandela Parkway that is a strip of greenspace.
BUS ROUTES AND BUS STOPS
These are bus routes that go around the site. Most of them loops around the BART station making it easy for people to go to places if they walk from the site to the BART station.
SITE ANALYSIS Groceries and dining
There are two grocery stores located within a reasonable walking distance from the site. Although requiring some walking, there are some restaurants around the neighbourhood, however , there aren’t as many options.
schools and creative spaces
There are four schools within the general area but aren’t within walking distance. There are also three art galleries and art supply stores nearby. The Crucible, an art school with a maker space facility, is situated across the site.
MICRO SITE mobility and NOISE The site is located near the freeway and the West Oakland BART Station. There are also multiple bus-stops near the site making it easy for people to go places without having to own a personal car. Located near many transit and also some parking lots mean that this site has Something to be wary about is the noise levels that comes from the freeway near the site as well as the passing BART trains.
SUN AND WIND The predominant wind direction comes from the West with some coming from Northeast. The summer sun should be shaded off and the winter sun should be used to heat the buildling to save energy.
THE CRUCIBLE The Crucible is a non-profit industrial arts school in Oakland. They have a complete workshop facility as well as a hands-on youth program on Industrial Arts. This will be a great resource for access to facilities and places where artist can go to use big equipments for their craft.
MACRO SITE ENERGY
In Oakland, there are two power providers, EBCE (East Bay Community Energy) and PG&E. EBCE has multiple plans with a variety of renewable energy options with different price ranges. EBCE relies mainly on 14.1% solar (from Kern and Tulare which is stored in Fresno/SoCal), 19%wind (from Alameda), 14.5% on large Hydroelectric and 44.7% from unspecific source of power. They also have a different plan that consist of 50% solar and 50% wind energy. PG&E is 2.6% Biomass, 2.6% Geothermal, 1.2% hydroelectricity, 15.9% Solar, 8.3% wind. or 100% solar.
water
Oakland gets it’s water from the East Bay Municipality Utility District (EBMUD) that provides water and sewage treatment services. This water supply comes from the Mokelumne River watershed in Sierra Nevada mountain range into the Pardee Reservoir that extends 90 miles to East Bay. In dry years, Oakland may rely on the Sacramento River via the Freeport Regional Water Facility.
waste
Oakland dumps their waste at the Altamont Landfill at Livermore. The compost waste goes to Redwood Landfill where the WM EarthCare Landscape Center is. They make soil blends, mulch and aggregates. Oakland’s recycled waste goes to Davis Street Resource Recovery Complex located in San Leandro to facilitate transfer and reuse.
climate NARRATIVE
Oakland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with an average of 260 sunny days per year. Coastal breezes come and is mostly temperate. The winters are short, cloudy and wet while the summer is comfortable, dry and clear.
PSYCHROMETRIC CHART JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
The highest and lowest values are barely on the comfort level on this chart with values mainly on the cooler side. This means that methods of heating will be the largest percentage of energy use. Passive design strategies that could maximize heating during winter and keep the space cool during summer will be important to be able to save energy. The warmest months will be May to mid September during midday. The coolest months would be December to February where it would be cold almost all day.
PRECIPITATION DATA
Average Annual Precipitation: 23.96 inches December to February is when the most amount of rain falls in the area.
climate
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Energy Consumption & Generation
kBtu/ft²-yr MBtu/yr CLIMATE ZONE- 3 Estimated Building Source Energy 30.5 12,191.9 Consumption 2 DESIGN kBTU/sf Total TARGET Renewable EnergySITE Required EUI- 1730.5 12,191.9 /yr * 2 On-Site PV Generation Potential 7.4 37 kBTU/sf 2,958.5 DESIGN TARGET SOURCE EUI/yr Remaining Off-Site Procured 23.1 9,233.5 Renewable Energy BASELINE EUI- 55 EUI On-Site PV System TARGET EUI- 17 EUI Rated Capacity (kW) 780
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With 5 floors and a roof footprint of 80,000 sf, it is predicted that 7.4 kBtu/ ft2-yr will be able to be generated through the usage of onsite PV panels and 23.1 kBtu/ft2-year is needed with 56,000 sf of roof area being used.
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Building Energy Impacts and End Uses are based on code compliant prototype buildings modeled by NORESCO in their Impact Analysis. Actual building energy consumption will vary from modeled results.
Estimated Source EUI: 30.48 kBtu/ft²-yr Estimated Source Energy Consumption: 12,191.91 MBtu/yr End Use
Subtotal
ANNUAL WINDROSE (kBtu/ft²-yr)
Percent
Heating
1.81
5.92%
Cooling
0.99
3.25%
Interior Lighting
12.77
41.90%
Plug Loads
11.00
36.08%
Service Hot Water
0.12
0.40%
Fans
2.71
8.91%
0.33 0.04 0.71
1.09% 0.13% 2.33%
30.48
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The predominant wind direction for Oakland is from the West with some coming from the Northwest.
Other Exterior Light Heat Rejection Pumps
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The wind is not too strong with the fastest range being 7.9-10.7m/s.
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PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES 1
ORIENT BUILDING
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INSULATE BUILDING WELL
Orient broad building faces away from western sun. Only southern and northern sun are easily shaded and maximizing winter sun exposure and overhang that shade during summer.
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USE PROPER MATERIAL FOR FLOOR
Use tiles,slates, or wood floors that provides enough surface mass to store heat during winter sun and summer coolth.
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Keep building well insulated to keep heat gain from equipments and lighting to reduce heating requirement.
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WIND PROTECTED OUTDOOR SPACE
SOLAR ORIENTATION FOR SPACE USE
Wind protected outdoor area can extend living space.
Use solar orientation to organize floor plan so winter sun penetrates into daytime use spaces with specific function.
SITE ZONING LEGEND
ZONE: S-15W Near Industrial and Residential areas The site sits on a transit oriented zone. The proximity to the BART station as well as the freeway and the numerous bus stops explains why the zoning for the area supports transit oriented zoning. The surrounding site is a mixture of industrial, commercial and residential. A big chunk of the area and the area surrounding the site is zoned to be mixed housing residential. Though not zoned, some parts of the transit oriented zone are currently used as parking lots.
SITE CONDITIONS
SOUTH FACING BART
NORTH FACING THE CRUCIBLE
SITE SETBACKS AND RESTRICTIONS The site was zoned to be transit oriented planning. It is evident as it is situated near a BART station, near a freeway and has many bus lines going through the area. There was a height restriction of 160’ but no setbacks for this site. Although there was a rear setback, the site does not show any ‘rear’ condition to require the setback to be applied.
Maximum height : 160’ Minimum height: 35’ Setbacks: Front 0’ Interior 0’ Street 0’ Rear 0/10’ (site doesn’t have a rear)
7th STREET VIEW
ACROSS 7TH STREET (OVERLOOKING THE CRUCIBLE)
5TH STREET VIEW
precedents precedents precedents precedents precedents
OAKLAND BALLET COMPANY LUNA MEXICANA 10.15 2021 5:00 PM
pacific cannery loft LOCATION: OAKLAND, CA ARCHITECT: DAVID BAKAER ARCHITECTS YEAR: 2009 The Pacific Cannery Loft is an urban re-use project by David Baker. The old canning factory was utilized and turned into a live/work loft.These lofts were designed in conjunction with the Ironhorse at Central station which are affordable family rental apartment. It is situated within walking distance to the West Oakland BART Station. The Pacific Cannery Loft units consist of studios, flats and town lofts. It has three outdoor open air courtyard. Parts of the roof of the old cannery was removed to bring light into the building. The project has a sum of 163 units of 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom lofts/townhouses. Every unit has it’s own unique configurations. The building makes use of a rainwater harvesting system where the roof collects water are transferred into raised concrete aqueducts with built-in bench seats. The collected water is used to water and irrigate the edible plants.
Miller Company Landscape Architect used two strategies to relate to the existing neighborhood. The first is by extending two streets that terminate into the project to create an urban grid within the project itself. The second strategy is handling the streetscaping at grade to relate to the neighborhood. The overall design was meant to create an oasis for the resident and connect the project to the surrounding neighborhood. Respecting the surrounding urban grid and providing outdoor spaces with the courtyards are part of the strategies used to achieve thse goals.
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dorchester art + housing collaborative LOCATION: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ARCHITECT: LANDON BONE BAKER ARCHITECTS YEAR: 2014 The Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative is a redeveloped housing project into mixedincome rental units with a new Arts Center as the heart of the project. Commisioned by Theaster Gates, Landon Bone Baker Architects designed the project with the intent of bringing artist and residents together. It has 32 mixed-income rental units of 2-3 bedrooms and a 2,200 square foot art center including a dance studio. public space and community garden.
Dorchester Projects is Theaster Gates’ “on-going work in creating placemaking that reimagines the role of art in underserved neighborhood” and therefore create relationships with surrounding art organizations. The design of the courtyard also provides a space for the children and youth of South Side Chicago to learn fine arts.
The facade was updated to the original modern design. The project also was updated to meet the city guidelins for Enterprise Green Communities Through strategic programming and designed Criteria that includes strategies such as using outdoor spaces, the project aims to bring people to energy efficient appliacnes, high r-value insulaiton gather and be the centerpiece for the community. in roof and walls, and installing rain water detention The Art Center is a glass box with a shed roof to and control systems. welcome brigh light. When designing the Art Center, flexibility was important.
BEFORE
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AFTER
MERRIT CROSSING LOCATION: OAKLAND , CA ARCHITECT: LMS ARCHITECT YEAR: 2012 Merrit Crossing is an affordable senior housing located near a freeway by the edge of Oakland’s Chinatown. This transit-oriented project is certified LEED Platinum for mid-rise homes. There are 70 aparments for seniors with income of 30%-50% of area median, with more than half set aside from homeless seniors or at risk of being homeless.
balconies. The screen provides shading and acoustical dampening. On top of everything, the roof has solar panels and pv panels.
The facade reflects the colors of the Pan-Asian neighrbood with a design that is porous to reveal the orientation of the building. Many sustainable design strategies were used. They managed ti reduce 46% from the National average EUI. They succeded doing this by studying the climate and the site intensively to be able to utilize the existing conditions. For example, the northwest facade has minimal solar exposure while the southwest facade is the opposite. To mitigate the freeway noises and the visuals of the freeway, the osuth facade was designed so that it incorporates wire mesh panels to support planters on apartment
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South facade with screens provide shading, privacy nad modulation Stacked parking garage with green screen panels Hallway ends use large window to provide views and introduce daylight Recessed balconies on south side to mitigate visual and noise impact from freeway and provide solar shading Solar water panels that heat more than 70% of building’s hotwater PV panelso on roof provide 47MWh electricity yearly Fresh air provided from central rooftop air handler and highefficiency filtration system High performance window allow moderate heat gain and limit overheating
100 ROOMS LOCATION: BARCELONA, SPAIN ARCHITECT: MAIO ARCHITECTS YEAR: 2013-2016 100 Rooms is a 22 dwelling apartment with a very special concept. The dwellings are blocked into system of rooms with flexibility in mind where users can use sliding doors to expand to add or subtract spaces.
large furniture and habitable objects and creates more uses to these different spaces. The structure on the ground level creates the volume of spaces and supports the building. The rest of the building has a grid of concrete pillars and slabs.
The floor plans of every floor is split into four apartments that can be further broken down into 5 rooms. The placements of the kitchenette in the middle of the rooms will serve as an anchor to the apartments while the other rooms can be used flexibily as bedrooms, livingrooms and work rooms. The placement of all the bathrooms are also strategic so plumbing can be stacked.
The construction as well as the design were highly based of the Eixample’s district planning. The entire building is based off a flexible design that can change overtime.
The design of this building is based off the Eixample’s traditional halls. Through the use of marbles and large spaces to highlight reception spaces while the floor plans are rigid yet allows change over time. The ground floors make use of
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Juf Nienke LOCATION: CENTRUMEILAND, THE NETHERLANDS ARCHITECT: SeARCH, RAU YEAR: 2012 The project is the first prefabricated wooden housing modules. It is a mixed-use residential project that features 61 rental homes completely made of wood. It is suppose to be the most sustainable building with cross-laminated timber as well as making use of recycled materials. The building is also connected to a shared heating system and produces its own energy from solar panels. Another feature is a green roof, garden and planters along the galleries to maximize water retention. There is a bat hotel on the roof and nesting places. The modules are stacked to create different building units and creating different depth and creates exterior space. The combination of single-family home on the north side as well as long volume apartments on the West and smaller volume apartments on the South. The building is designed to incrase communication and collaboration through the creation of shared workspace,
homework assistance space, workshop spaces and parcel collection point. The entire concept of the building is designed based on sustainable concepts such as a circular design, nature inclusive and energy positive. The materials used are bio-based and recycled with low-environmental impact.
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RIN WEDDING STUDIO LOCATION: PHUONG 9 VIETNAM ARCHITECT: DISTRICT 1 ARCHITECTS YEAR: 2018 This wedding studio is one around the block that uese a light and airy approach by taking inspiration from weeding dresses.The store frontage is on the West side where it is the hottest. The method that the firm used was to use transparent polycarbonate sheets are stacked like manyplies. The poly sheet can be adjusted to reflect the sun light and help control heat. The facade creates a more dynamic relationship with the surrounding neighborhoods. The ceiling of the studio is designed to create taller ceiling spaces despite the small floor to floor height. They designed it with a 3 dimensional dome and proper lighting system that creates a starry effect. The building is designed to have a connection with surrounding factors such as the climate and the neighboring building. It also is a play with lights, sounds, space and materials. The sound of people inside the store as well as the sound of the wind entering the studio, the sound of nature all plays a
great role into the design concept. The play of the curves inspired by the flowy wedding dresses is translated onto the facade as well as the ceiling design and even the hanger for the wedding gowns. The cohesive design concept really helps tie the entirety of the design together.
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With the activities in the building, creating collaborating space as well as spaces where creatives can work without having to travel far is a priority. Providing such resources are important in contributing to the sucess of artist.
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WHy live/work? The lack of housing and workplace options for local Oakland artists presents an opportunity to provide supportive live/work space for their use. There is a need to provide space for artists who are struggling to make a living out of creating art, especially artists of color who are more prone to displacement with “54% of low-income households of color [in the Bay Area] are either in neighborhoods that are currently gentrifying or that are at risk of gentrification” according to Mercury News .
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Simultaneously, to be a truly vibrant place, the city needs artists to thrive and survive. Without artists, the streets of Oakland will not be able to support vibrant art; it would have no performances from different individuals in theatres or on the street. Therefore, providing affordable housing to these artists is essential for the wellbeing of the people and the city. Through the design of affordable live/work units, artists can have the opportunity to live where they work, a more economical option both in cost and in lifestyle.
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OTHER PROGRAMS Aside from living spaces, providing collaborative spaces for different artists and locals to interact is very important, especially to support community building. Art can contribute indirectly to a city’s economy as well as socio-culture. Programs that adapt creative placemaking will create connections between artists and the community, exposing the community to the city’s culture. a space where artists can connect with the surrounding neighborhood and community. Greenspaces can act to connect the programs in the project together with the aim of creating an overall cohesive design that brings people together.
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Being able to provide a space to allow such collaborations between businesses and artists is important to help struggling businesses get back on their feet and foster a positive relationship between artists and locals. The creation of meeting cafes where people can sit, eat, and work together can provide the space to facilitate collaborative efforts.
The Future Living: LIVE/WORKSPACES Live/work spaces are the typology that suits many people working in the creative indsutry. An affordable live/work space to be developed in West Oakland will help the growing number of artist in Oakland and provide a space for them to succeed.
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Creating a space that allows collaboration, performance and the freedom to express each individual’s form of art. The space should bring people together to enjoy performances, appreciate the current exhibit or even just to seek a meeting space to discuss things with their peers.
Live/work units A space to rest and relax but also a few steps away from work. The live/work units were an integration of workspace and residential in one unit with some amenities availble for the resident. Close access to the complex facility and also being able to work from home is a reality in these units.
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how do we paint a better oakland? Many artists are displaced by gentrification in Oakland, unable to afford housing as many of them earn less than the national average income. The rich art scene in Oakland is partly linked to the high living cost in San Francisco, however, with Oakland’s prices skyrocketing in the past few years, many are forced to move elsewhere more affordable. West Oakland itself has a high concentration of industrial artists that needs spaces where they can practice their art forms. Providing a space where these
different artists can use art as a medium to bring people together and display the community’s shared culture is essential. Designing an affordable housing and workplace project defined as live/work housing may be the solution to support needs of artists in West Oakland. Through the use of flexible design in addition to providing shared communal facilities, the project opens up opportunities for artists to create, collaborate and thrive.
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