Safe Passage Park
Tenderloin District, San Francisco, 2021
Intentional Shift
Bayview-Hunters Point, CA, 2022
PROXY
San Francisco, CA, 2011 - Ongoing
NOW Hunters Point
San Francisco, CA, 2013 - 2022
West Oakland Gateway
Oakland, CA, 2016
The Octavia Project
San Francisco, CA, 2021
Aether Apparel
San Francisco, CA, 2013
Urban Alchemy Oasis
San Francisco, CA, 2022
All Interim Use projects
project
year
typology
location
status
Safe Passage Park
2021
Activation, Public Space
Tenderloin District, San Francisco
completed
Safe Passage Park (sPark) is the first major project underway as part of TL Transforms, an initiative to build community power and agency through an emergent engagement process resulting in physical streetscape improvements and programming throughout the Tenderloin.
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Intentional Shift
2022
Aside, Cultural, Interim Use
Bayview-Hunters Point, CA
completed
To celebrate a decade of activation at NOW Hunters Point, ENVELOPE and Studio O partnered with Kristin Damrow & Company to create a site-specific, community-driven dance performance and art installation called Intentional Shift.
PROXY
2011 - Ongoing
Activation, Public Space, Cultural, Adaptive Reuse
San Francisco, CA
ongoing
PROXY is a temporary open space activating two vacant parcels in the heart of San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood.
NOW Hunters Point
2013 - 2022
Activation, Public Space
San Francisco, CA
completed
NOW Hunters Point takes the practice of urban activation and applies it as an iterative, community-led visioning process to the Pacific Gas and Electric Hunters Point site. In the 10 years that NOW Hunters Point had been operational, it hosted over 216 activations (from job training to movie nights, to even a circus) and engaged with over 30,000 visitors.
West Oakland Gateway
2016
Activation, Public Space, Adaptive Reuse
Oakland, CA
completed
Situated at the gateway to West Oakland, this project imagines a vibrant future for a former pipeworks factory.
The Octavia Project
2021
Activation, Public Space, Cultural
San Francisco, CA
ongoing
The Octavia Project seeks to create people-centered spaces where people gather, form new connections, and develop new ideas and relationships. Our vision of the project revolves around three core concepts; Pathway (Marking Memory), Forum (Building Community) and Gateway (Dreaming the Future).
Aether Apparel
2013
Retail, Interim Use
San Francisco, CA
completed
Aether Apparel, an online retailer that specializes in design-conscious technical outerwear, chose our PROXY project in Hayes Valley as the site of its first stand-alone store. Aether wanted a striking physical presence with the unconventionality of a pop-up venue. They were drawn to our use of shipping containers at PROXY as highly customized modular units that are built to be durable rather than disposable, bold instead of drab.
Urban Alchemy Oasis
2022
Activation, Public Space, Adaptive Reuse
San Francisco, CA
completed
Working closely with the Urban Alchemy team in San Francisco, we transformed a blighted city corner into a park where adults can rest, play games, and enjoy free coffee, tea, and water in a safe, clean environment.
