Bridgeyard

An elevated terrace frames arrival to the historic IERBYS (Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop) and provides landscape views to the water, the port, the marsh, the hills, and the Self-Anchored Suspension Span Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The project serves as a rest area for bicyclists en route to the Bay Bridge Trail. The transformation celebrates the transportation history as well as the future potential of the site as a regional park. Re-purposing Bay Bridge construction by-products for site furniture strengthens the projects authenticity.

Location: Oakland, CA
Client: Caltrans / MTC
Project Size: .25 acres
Status: Completed 2014
Role: Landscape Architect
Collaborators: HNTB

Awards + Recognition:

2019 AIA-CA Design Award

2018 California Transportation Foundation Awards - Unbuilt Project of the Year

2017 ASLA-NCC Merit Award, Design: Parks, Recreation, Trails, & Open Spaces

2017 AIA East Bay - Merit Award

2017 American Society of Civil Engineers - Award for Outstanding Historic Renovation