GEARY BLVD

Challenge Apply the Design and Innovation for Sustainable City (Disc*) of the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley. Through mapping, research, and design, the focus of our studio’s work will be to envision the future of San Francisco’s architectural environment as a model for a resilient and sustainable urban design. Building off of the city plan for a resilient San Francisco.

Solution The grid has historically been used to divide and parcel land into private property. It has been critical to the prevailing conception of land as something to be owned and possessed as opposed to shared. Our project interrogates this history by repurposing the grid for building socially and ecologically resilient in which resources and labor-power are pooled and redistributed. We do this through two design interventions: the “eco-block” and a pedestrian walkway. Each eco-block is intended to be a self-sufficient unit with respect to energy, waste, and water. This will be achieved through an integrated green infrastructure system that operates at the block scale. Private backyards will be abolished and the land will be pooled to create communal green spaces accessible to all residents who live on the block. Depending on their social and economic needs, residents can choose to make these spaces into community gardens, play spaces for children, or recreational facilities. A green pedestrian walkway that extends along the main intersection connects the central corridor to Rossi Playground. The walkways wave-like structure echoes the undulating sand dunes that once covered this region. The walkway integrates itself into the life of the neighborhood through dendrite-like branches that link up to rooftops and streets. From the elevated walkway, residents and passersby can gaze up and down on the built city and reflect on the legacy of the grid. A farmers market will take place on the walkway where residents can sell and barter the products they harvest from their community gardens. are comfortable, that make the electric bill is increasing. It is better if we do not need to pay more for the long term by renovate the building to used the passive design for a ventilation of wind easily, and build the double façade in the south side of building for protect the direct sunlight go through inside the building.

Multi-Function in the Shared Backyard

Community Playground Farm