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Berkeley, CA
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Rising Oaks
Oakland, CA
Teenagers in foster care often find themselves alone when they turn 18 and ‘Emancipate’ (age out) of California’s Foster Care system. The homelessness rate for these kids is extraordinarily high. This project provides transitional housing where th… Read More
All of our housing projects have multi-layered outdoor spaces that are loved by the residents. Our site design geometries make the eye relax.
Rising Oaks won high praise in the Design Review process for it’s gentle presence in the neighborhood, and the curving geometries of the community spaces on the site’s very social interior courtyard. The building and site design merge together here, creating both communal and intimate spaces for th… Read More
This housing was added to the campus of the Fred Finch Youth Center, a non-profit dedicated to serving foster youth in the Oakland area. They have vocational, educational, behavioral, and health support services already on site, and came to Mikiten Architecture for the housing.
The site design started with a towering, stately Italian Stone Pine. Our three buildings frame it, and walkways wrap around the space while cleverly creating and accessible path of travel without the need for formal ramps and handrails. This is a Universal Design success that was challenging to work… Read More
Teenagers in foster care often find themselves alone when they turn 18 and ‘Emancipate’ (age out) of California’s Foster Care system. The homelessness rate for these kids is extraordinarily high. This project provides transitional housing where these youth can learn independent-living skills, allowi… Read More
