ASSIGNMENT 1
client project type location neighborhood
SITE ANALYSIS Hotels Group International, Inc Hospitality 1540 Broadway St., Oakland, CA Downtown Financial District
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Also refered as Downtown Oakland Historic District. Historical landmarks: The Fox Theatre (3 blocks) & Cathedral Building (across the street). Architecture styles include: late 19th and 20th century Revival, Beaux Arts, late Gothic Revival, Art Deco, International, etc. Social events: occasional parades (Warrior’s Victory, Women’s March)& monthly event (Oakland First Fridays). Type of business: office buildings (Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices, AC Transit District Government Office, Pandora Corporate Office, IRS Tax Office), Museum of Children’s Art, non-gourmet food and drink facilities.
SITE PLAN (TO SCALE)
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NEIGHBORHOOD MAP
Use of natural sunlight is limited for lower floors due to adjacent buildings: one 3- story at the north wall, one 4-story at the south wall and 15-floor building on the east side that does not share a wall with the site. Open plaza in front of Cathedral building allowing view from Telegraph Avenue. 2 Bart stations in the area: the 12th St. and the 19th St.; AC Transit Bus stop is half a block away. Parking lot located half a block away, meter parking available on Broadway and adjacent streets. Site located on Broadway, one of the main street of Oakland, with heavy vehicular traffic and foot traffic.
CATHEDRAL BUILDING Giang Nham / 03302515 / IAD 613 / sp 2018 / instructor Tuan Louv