PROJECT  The Lot at The Urban Oasis

LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland, US​

ARCHITECT Design Develop LLC

CLIENT Arica Gonzalez, The Urban Oasis

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Khanh Uong

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Intreegue Landscape Architecture
CONTRACTOR Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

ENGINEERS

Kim Engineering



PHOTOGRAPHER Khanh Uong

CONSULTANTS (if applicable)

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  8/31/2023

PROJECT SUMMARY
At the corner of North Dukeland Street and Windsor Avenue in the Panway neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, sat a vacant, overgrown 1 ⁄ 4 acre lot. In addition to being an eyesore, the site had become a place for illegal dumping, drug activity and pests. Efforts from residents to have the city clean it up went without much progress, and it seemed like the blight was there to stay. That is, until the Client and her neighbors decided enough was enough. The Lot at the Urban Oasis project came into fruition with the help of the community members to create a space for the neighborhood to engage, create and produce.

The design includes a space for rotating art exhibits, a place for performances and educational programming, an organic garden to help bridge their neighborhood’s food desert and to supply produce to the subterranean, high-end farm to table, affordable and inclusive restaurant space. It also has plenty of outdoor park space and feels open, not like an imposing, new building.

At the end of the day, The Lot is welcoming participation and community interaction while circulating capital back into the community.

JURY COMMENTS (if applicable)

IMAGES – CAPTIONS & CREDITS

Image 1  Aerial View, Khanh Uong
Image 2  Community Garden and Gallery Building, Khanh Uong
Image 3  Community Restaurant, Khanh Uong
Image 4  Aerial View, Khanh Uong
Image 5  Upper Plaza and Garden, Khanh Uong
Image 6  Community Gallery Building, Khanh Uong
Image 7  Lower Garden, Khanh Uong
Image 8  Site Section, Khanh Uong

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