Parkmobiles were created to enliven street life in the evolving Yerba Buena District of San Francisco. Designed for economy and durability, Parkmobiles are rugged, custom-designed industrial containers that incorporate seating and landscape into easily deployable units. Six Parkmobiles, each with a different plant mix, were moved throughout the district’s streets, creating new active public spaces. Parkmobiles was part of CMG Landscape Architecture’s Yerba Buena Street Life Plan, a community-based public space plan with 36 intervention projects for the next generation of public space in the district.
Community, Pleasure, Sustainability
11,000 per unit + pro-bono design
3 months – 40 hours design + permitting, 2 weeks fabrication
9 – 2 designers, 4 fabricators, 2 landscape installers, 1 driver
Problem - dearth of public places for people to sit and socialize
Solution - mobile containers that add seating and beauty to public places
