3250 HOLLIS STREET, OAKLAND

Located in West Oakland, this 2-acre site encompasses roughly an entire city block. Previously a light industrial site, it now contains 94 residential units, 30 work/live units, and 2,100 SF of commercial space.

Two, four-story buildings are bisected by a private mews with work/live units, creating a tree-lined open space internal to the development. The entry of the midblock mews is marked by a one-story commercial structure with soaring ceilings, designed to spill out into the entrance to the open space. The two buildings were arranged to step down in scale responding to the neighborhood.

The design integrates an existing two-story historic structure. Above which is an art piece coined “Even Jazz Gets the Blues” by artist Steven Anderson in collaboration with fabricator SMA Events and Local Edition Marketing.