OUSD Design Guidelines

BTD worked collaboratively with a committee to envision and develop a set of realistic yet visionary guidelines for living schoolyards that is built on many previous efforts throughout the district. The guidelines provide a common set of considerations, align the departments for building and maintaining living schoolyards, and include technical design details and a climate ready plant palette.

“OUSD living schoolyards should be vibrant places where teachers can easily immerse students in curriculum outdoors for more diverse learning opportunities that support different learning modalities.” – OUSD Design Guidelines, P. 9

Project Information

Client: Trust for Public Land

Location: Oakland, CA

Status: omplete in December 2022

Awards: 2018 AIA Silicon Valley – Merit Award + 2019 AIA SF Citation Award

Team

BTD – Prime Consultant

Lotus Water – Civil Engineer

Dialog – DSA Specialist

Brookwater – Irrigation Designer

Marion Riggs – Graphic Designer