Township Commons Environmental Graphics — Township Commons at Brooklyn Basin
Township Commons, an 8-acre public park at Brooklyn Basin on the Oakland, California waterfront, opened November 2020 with environmental graphics and wayfinding by Volume Inc. for prime landscape architect EinwillerKuehl.
| Venue | Township Commons at Brooklyn Basin |
|---|---|
| Project type | Installation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2020 |
| Technologies | large-format environmental graphics, wayfinding signage |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Volume Inc. | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | large-scale environmental graphics, interpretive moments, and wayfinding referencing the site's industrial history |
| einwillerkuehl | Landscape Architecture | Prime landscape architect |
Description
The park is an adaptive reuse of a former shipping terminal, preserving industrial elements — walls, trusses, loading-dock geometry — for new public uses. Volume Inc.'s large-scale environmental graphics, interpretive moments, and wayfinding reference the site's industrial history with a modern twist. This was named 1 of 4 honorees in Communication Arts' 62nd Design Annual (2021), Environmental Graphics category.