The buffer
This is a proposed 43 unit mixed-use multi-family project for a private developer in the city of Berkeley. The current site holds a gas station and is adjacent to small businesses and single-family homes. The site formally seeks a dominant structure at the corner to step down as it extends towards the residential neighborhood to soften the transition from business to single-family homes and while acting as a buffer to the sounds of traffic. With such close proximity to the BART (public transportation) this project proposes to integrate business and residential living to encourage and reactivate the area with foot traffic. This is done by limiting parking spaces, promoting car sharing programs and providing a large commercial space that can be divided up to 3 businesses.
Firm: DDA Project Completion: Summer 2019 Location: Berkeley, CA |