campGROUND(s)
campGROUND(s), 2021
︎ Class: Materialities of Care, Advanced Studio
︎ Typology: Master Plan, Habitat
︎ Location: Alameda Creek, Fremont, CA
︎ Team: David Rico-Gomez, Alden Gendreau
Collaborating with the City of Fremont and the East Bay Regional Park System, the Northgate Neighborhood Association has initiated a project that proposes a new connection to Alameda Creek, rewilding and rehabilitating the presuburban landscape. The Neighborhood Association has pooled their ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) rights in order to allow space for campGROUND(s), an interlocking wooden structure that supports burrowing owl habitat restoration modules as well as creating hiking and camping space in the communities own backyard.
campGROUND(s) is an artificial landform that serves as a catalyst for human and biological interaction. Made from dimensional lumber sourced from light-framing construction excess, the landform is a variably stacked lattice structure, changing in density in response to program and lighting. Sectionally, campGROUND(s)’s rolling undulations introduce hill conditions to the otherwise flat Fremont landscape, creating valleys and pockets for human interaction that includes walking, hiking, camping, and socializing around a central campfire.
︎ Class: Materialities of Care, Advanced Studio
︎ Typology: Master Plan, Habitat
︎ Location: Alameda Creek, Fremont, CA
︎ Team: David Rico-Gomez, Alden Gendreau
Collaborating with the City of Fremont and the East Bay Regional Park System, the Northgate Neighborhood Association has initiated a project that proposes a new connection to Alameda Creek, rewilding and rehabilitating the presuburban landscape. The Neighborhood Association has pooled their ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) rights in order to allow space for campGROUND(s), an interlocking wooden structure that supports burrowing owl habitat restoration modules as well as creating hiking and camping space in the communities own backyard.
campGROUND(s) is an artificial landform that serves as a catalyst for human and biological interaction. Made from dimensional lumber sourced from light-framing construction excess, the landform is a variably stacked lattice structure, changing in density in response to program and lighting. Sectionally, campGROUND(s)’s rolling undulations introduce hill conditions to the otherwise flat Fremont landscape, creating valleys and pockets for human interaction that includes walking, hiking, camping, and socializing around a central campfire.