Center Street Garage

Berkeley, California

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Photo credit: Billy Hustace

Structural Engineering

Civic, Parking

Rooftop solar panels

Rainwater-runoff bio-swales

High-efficiency LED lighting in public-art facade

Valet parking for 350 bikes

Electric vehicle charging stations

Car share parking

Business Environmental Award Winner, Acterra, 2020

Green Good Award, European Centre for Architecture, 2020

Excellence in Architectural Design, International Parking and Mobility Institute, 2020

Best Design, International Parking and Mobility Institute, 2020

American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre for Architecture, 2019

Best New Structure, Parking Industry Expo, 2019

Illumination Award of Merit, Illuminating Engineers Society, 2019

Design Award, Berkeley Design Advocates, 2019

City of Berkeley

International Parking Design
Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects

Overaa Construction

Conversion Management Associates, Inc
Architecture & Light
The Engineering Enterprise
BKF Engineers
Taylor Engineering
Brightworks Sustainability
Jensen Hughes, Inc.

San Francisco, CA

8

levels

710

parking spaces

248,000

square feet
Center Street Garage

Municipal parking garage in Downtown Berkeley at 2025 Center Street, between Milvia Street and Shattuck Avenue, with access from both Center and Addison Streets. This 8-level parking garage increases the supply of public parking in the Downtown area, and meets current seismic standards.

The facility houses 710 parking spaces; garage operations (including offices, a break room, restrooms, and supply room); micro-retail spaces and an art gallery; secure self-park and valet bicycle parking; electric vehicle charging stations; service area and storage; and incorporates public art into its design. The garage is designed as a “double helix” parked onramp structure with 90° parking spaces.

Additional Project Awards:

  • Honorable Mention: Transport Category, The Plan Awards, 2019
  • Judges Award, Metal Architecture Design, 2019
  • Commendable Achievement Award, ARCHITECT Light and Architecture Design, 2019
  • Innovative Sustainability Project of the Year, National Parking Association, 2019
  • Project Achievement Award, CMAA, 2019
  • Bronze Winner: Façade Category, World Architecture News, 2019
  • Innovative Facility of the Year, National Parking Association, 2019