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Our Oakland Everyone's Estuary

Floating into the Future with Sustainable Urban Living

Location

Oakland California, USA

Type

Masterplan

Collaborator(s)

Joy Xyma & Yuma Aoki​

Client

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Year

2018

This Landscape Architecture project in Oakland, California, situated along the San Leandro Bay, envisions a vibrant mixed-use area that seamlessly blends urban living with climate resilience.

 

The proposal includes a diverse range of housing options, from low-income to high-end residences, and features a dynamic social hub and a brand-new train station to enhance connectivity.

With a strong focus on adaptability to climate change, the design takes into account rising sea levels by elevating key structures like housing and local shops on pillars, allowing them to transform into "floating houses" in the future. The project also includes a thoughtfully designed park with a detention basin and an expansive boardwalk that will eventually float on the water, providing both recreational space and flood management.

 

This forward-thinking plan visualizes the site’s transformation over the next 5, 50, and 100 years, employing nature-based solutions to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience.

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Axometric illustration of the future of the Coliseum in Oakland site

designed to be a new climate adaptable mixed-use area

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Site today

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Historic map

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Flood map for the year 2100

"We need to design our urban fabric to be adaptable to the future and make space for nature, people and wildlife" 

Pernille Penny Vad Nørmark - Creative Director and Landscape Architect LAUD studio

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Visualization of the boardwalk with the new coliseum station in the background

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Proposal in 5 years

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Proposal in 50 years

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Proposal in 100 years

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