Bridge Yard

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
Collaboration: HNTB

Awards + Recognition

Bridge Yard Seismic and Renovation Project, American Institute of Architects, California Design Award, 2019
Unique Project of the Year, California Transportation Foundation Awards, 2018
ASLA-NCC Merit Award, Design: Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Spaces, 2017
AIA East Bay Merit Award, 2017
Award for Outstanding Historic Renovation from the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017