FARM of FRUITION COMMUNITY CENTER
Professor: Andrew Goodwin
4_FARM OF FRUITION West Oakland, CA
Inspired by Acta, Non-Verba Youth Urban Farm Project, a local Oakland initiative fighting to create a space for West Oakland’s youth to rise above local oppressive dynamics through the power of Urban Farming. The Farm of Fruition space would supplement this effort by strengthening local restaurants by offering restaurant space, job training, greenhouse, and child care - all on one campus.
4,500 26,000
1910S: STRONG LATINO COMMUNITY FINDING IN INDUSTRY SECTOR, RAILROADS, AND
1910S: STRONG LATINO COMMUNITY FINDING WORK IN INDUSTRY SECTOR, RAILROADS, AND PORTS.
1950S: CONSTRUCTION OF THE NIMITZ FREEWAY & BART DISPLACED MUCH OF THE LATINO POPULATION RESIDENTS OF WEST OAKLAND AND BECAME PRIMARILY BLACK AND A CENTER FOR THE BLACK PANTHERS.
1950S: CONSTRUCTION OF THE NIMITZ FREEWAY BART DISPLACED MUCH OF THE LATINO POPULATION RESIDENTS OF WEST OAKLAND BECAME PRIMARILY BLACK AND A CENTER THE BLACK PANTHERS.
NOW: THERE IS MORE ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE AREA, PRIMARILY DUE TO GENTRIFICATION.
NOW: THERE IS MORE ETHNIC DIVERSITY AREA, PRIMARILY DUE TO GENTRIFICATION.
POPULATION 4,500 26,000 PEOPLE/SQUARE MILE DEMOGRAPHICS 14% HISPANIC 1% NATIVE .2% ISLANDER 21% WHITE 32% BLACK 27% ASIAN 4.8% MULTIPLE 26,000 TOTAL 51% 49% 0 5 10 15 20 25 0-9 10-19 20-29 40-49 49-59 60+ 36 MEDIAN AGE 78 LIFE EXPECTANCY
% OF POPULATION AGE 30-39 POPULATION
PEOPLE/SQUARE MILE DEMOGRAPHICS 14% HISPANIC 1% NATIVE .2% ISLANDER 21% WHITE 32% BLACK 27% ASIAN 4.8% MULTIPLE 26,000 TOTAL 51% 49% 0 5 10 15 20 25 0-9 10-19 20-29 40-49 49-59 60+ 36 MEDIAN AGE 78 LIFE EXPECTANCY
% OF POPULATION AGE 30-39 DEMOGRAPHICS 14th St. West Oakland, CA Site Assessment SITE CONTEXT
UNEMPLOYMENT: WEST OAKLAND RESIDENTS ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE UNEMPLOYED COMPARED TO OAKLAND AS A WHOLE (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
UNEMPLOYMENT: WEST OAKLAND RESIDENTS ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE UNEMPLOYED COMPARED TO OAKLAND AS A WHOLE (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
POVERTY: TWO-THIRDS OF WEST OAKLAND HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INCOMES BELOW THE FEDERALLY DEFINED POVERTY LEVEL (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
EDUCATION: “WEST OAKLAND RESIDENTS HAVE LOWER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT COMPARED TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE” (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
TRANSPORTATION: MOST RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO WORK, AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM WORK OUTSIDE OF OAKLAND; FOR THE MOST PART SAN FRANSISCO.
POVERTY: TWO-THIRDS OF WEST OAKLAND HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INCOMES BELOW THE FEDERALLY DEFINED POVERTY LEVEL (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
EDUCATION: “WEST OAKLAND RESIDENTS HAVE LOWER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT COMPARED TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE” (WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN).
TRANSPORTATION: MOST RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO WORK, AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM WORK OUTSIDE OF OAKLAND; FOR THE MOST PART SAN FRANSISCO.
Local children will learn about the power of farming through hands-on experience. They will become aware of the environmental benef its and how to nourish their bodies with healthy food options, fostering generations to come. On-site farm will provide for the restaurants.
Parents of the children, along with other adults, will participate in onsite job training and programming focused on the food industry and entrepreneurship.
The on-site vendor-style restaurant market will hire these trainees to work and manage the restaurant vendors. These vendors will be local residents with ambitions to start their own restaurant but who did not previously have the f inancial means.
38% UNEMPLOYMENT 27% PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LINE �45,000 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME & POVERTY <�20,000 <�10,000 <�50,000 <�200,000 >�200,000
14% 27% �77,000 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME WEST OAKLAND VS OAKLAND UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LINE BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER - 41% HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ONLY - 41% NO DEGREE - 18% EDUCATION & TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION 40% 7% 4% 8% 7% 7% 25% 2%
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ONLY - 41% NO DEGREE - 18% EDUCATION & TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION 40% 7% 4% 8% 7% 7% 25% 2%
OAKLAND RESIDENTS HAVE LOWER COMPARED TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE” PLAN).
RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO WORK, AND WORK OUTSIDE OF OAKLAND; FOR THE FRANSISCO.
BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER - 41% HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ONLY - 41% NO DEGREE - 18% EDUCATION & TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION 40% 7% 4% 8% 7% 7% 25% 2%
38% UNEMPLOYMENT 27% PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LINE �45,000 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME & POVERTY <�20,000 <�10,000 <�50,000 <�200,000 >�200,000
14% 27% �77,000 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME WEST OAKLAND VS OAKLAND UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LINE EDUCATION INCOME AND POVERTY TRANSPORTATION
MANDELA PARKWAY 14THSTREET
12TH STREET
Second Floor Plan
Site and Ground Floor Plan
ANGLED GARDEN ROOF to the south. Combats local bad air quality and potential for rain water collection.
Sustainability Section
GRAB an d welco me i n
HEATED FLOOR PANELS excess heat collected from the many kitchen appliances.
COMPOSTING TOILETS processed on site and used in teaching green house.
GREEN ROOFS
LIF T to h ug p edes tri an s an d to stren gth en tho rough fare
STEEL STRUCTURE
GROW flex space able to shift wi th co mmuni t y ’s n eeds
ANGLE to emp hasiz e green roo fs and take advan tage of souther n sun.
DEC 11am 30° JUN 11am 75°
DEC 11am 30°
PROGRAM
Form Finding Diagram Exploded Structural Diagram
Restaurant Marketplace
Job Training with Central Hearth
Park View
Learning Greenhouse