Coliseum Place Building / David Baker ArchitectsSave this picture! Bruce DamonteResidential ArchitectureOakland, United StatesArchitects: David Baker ArchitectsAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:79752 ftYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2022 PhotographsPhotographs:Bruce DamonteMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The six-level building includes 59 affordable homes and social services for low-income and formerly unhoused families, including households gaining assistance through the Oakland Housing Authority.Save this picture!The building is centered on a highly visible green "core" with an open-air stair that focuses attention on the connection between social zones, active uses, views, plantings, and art. Common spaces emphasize natural materials and a biophilic color palette. A leaf-inspired perforated metal screen across the faade balances views, heat gain, and filtered daylight for homes. Custom benches and a kinetic ceiling designed and fabricated by DBA_Workshop evoke a tree canopy in the entry lobby.Save this picture!Save this picture!The six-story building offers excellent views of downtown Oakland, the East Bay Hills, and the San Francisco Bay from the residences, stair tower, glass-capped corridors, and bicycle rooms.Save this picture!Part of the International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot, the design is focused on achieving high levels of sustainability within a budget, combining simple massing and solar orientation as the basis for ambitious energy-consumption-reduction goals. The all-electric, ZNE-ready building features decentralized heat pump water heating and a 98 kW PV array that offsets 100% of common loads.Save this picture!Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Oakland, United StatesLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeMaterialsSteelConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on December 06, 2024Cite: "Coliseum Place Building / David Baker Architects" 06 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1024398/coliseum-place-building-david-baker-architects&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream