Conceptual Master Plan - Emeryville Center of Community Life

Emeryville Center of Community Life
Master Plan Document
Executive Summary
This summary is intended to give a brief overview of the elements that make up
the master plan document for the Emeryville Center of Community Life. More
detailed information is available in the individual chapters of the report itself.
The new Center of Community Life is a joint project of the City of Emeryville and
the Emery Unified School District. Housed at the site of the existing Emery
Secondary School, on San Pablo Avenue between 47 th and 53 rd Streets, the new
center will provide a new venue for educational, cultural, recreational, and
social programs for all residents of the Emeryville community. It will become a
much needed heart for the entire community.
1. Program
The space program for the project was developed in order to best
accommodate the proposed activities proposed for the new center. The final
master plan program calls for a new facility of approximately 180,000 square
feet, with a minimum of 215 parking stalls, and developed outdoor space for
public gathering and recreation. The full program, and diagrams illustrating it
graphically, are included in chapter 3 of this report.
The gross area for the facility breaks down as follows:
Administration
14,188 sf
Arts, Performance and Dining
27,875 sf
Community & Family Support Services 15,375 sf
Shared Educational Spaces
11,000 sf
K-6 Learning Neighborhood 43,875 sf
7-12 Learning Neighborhood 26,250 sf
Sports & Recreation – New Construction 22,813 sf