SKA’s OUSD Living Schoolyards project targets two OUSD campuses: Manzanita Elementary School and MLK Elementary School. The design team collaborated with science teachers to design outdoor spaces supporting curriculum and encouraging enriching play. These living schoolyards will reduce the heat island effect that occurs when outdoor areas are mainly asphalt, create opportunities for outdoor learning, and provide natural beauty at schools.
Client Oakland Unified School District
Location: Oakland, CA
Completion: In Progress
Team: SKA Team: Youngchae Lee
Pine House Edible Gardens, Planting
Siegfried Engineering, Landscape, Civil & Cost
Interface Engineering, Mechanical
John Raeber, SPECS
