This is a proposal for a street sports complex in Oakland, expanding on the DIY’ bowl-based Lower Bobs Skatepark’ This industrial/ post-industrial site is wedged between the edge of Oakland’s suburban fabric and a freeway, part of a collection of similar zones that are exhibiting socioeconomic change and gentrification. The first goal of this proposal is to honor the DIY nature of the Lower Bobs Skatepark and the larger tradition of urban skating. To do so, the majority of the ground floor is set aside for the public, open air and without obstruction. It is connected with the adjacent existing warehouse to provide a new urban plaza. The second goal is to create a rigorously performative structural system that (1) clearly articulates the program within, (2) provides strategic shading, and (3) establishes an organizational logic for the entire project.
Status: School Project
My Role: Sole designer
Additional Credits: INSTRUCTOR: Marcel Sanchez Prieto