Designed as a mixed use space, Vert Tower of West Oakland serves as both a dwelling to its reserved groundskeeper and onsite scientist as well as a place for the public to connect to the skyline and discover the history of the site through an extensive Railroad History and Map Collection housed within. Vert, was designed to reflect and define the experience of each room as one moves throughout the tower with lines and edges that evolve into free-form shapes moving upwards toward the sky.
Plan and Section of Vert Tower. (Plans clockwise from top left: Telescope Room, Panoramic Viewing Platform, Public Map and Railroad History Collection, Private Astronomical Archive)
An Evolution of Lines, Planes, Forms, and Massing of Vert Tower
From Left: The Division Between
Public and Private Space, Openings Between Public and Private Space, Circulation Within The Tower, Skeletal Lines Of The Tower
Public and Private Space, Openings Between Public and Private Space, Circulation Within The Tower, Skeletal Lines Of The Tower
Photos from Below Looking Upwards of Sketch Model
Renders of Vert Tower Model (From Top:The View from Dwelling Window, The View Approaching Vert Tower, The View of Vert Tower from the Highway's Edge)
