Looking back to early 2014, and checking the memories of Oakland ...

In the early months of 2014, I began to take some quality time to get to know and understand the city of Oakland. One of the results of my walks through the city was a ‘falling in love with the buildings” and the spaces, and I drew and developed a set of color prints of 4 key wonderful pieces of architecture. This study became the basis of deeper considerations of where the Gensler San Ramon might move in the following year.

Future workplace design studies

Drawing of the rooftop for the Future Workplace Studies

Redwood Day school drawing lessons at Gensler Oakland

Students from fifth grade class at Redwood Day school in Oakland joined the design studio of Gensler Oakland for a series of design exercises including my Tree House drawing lesson.  

Each student begins with a sheet of paper and begins to draw their dream treehouse.  

The I begin to do a drawing of a large tree and branches on the writing wall in the Scarlet meeting room. 

Then each student is asked to find a spot on the branches of the three and redraw their dream treehouse connected to the branches and eventually connected to other treehouses.

Treehouse drawing lesson from Apple store in Walnut Creek 

Wall graphic design study

When the children come to your office for a #holidayparty in #outerspace and you give them a black wallpaper surface for #drawing, amazing things can happen!... #gensleroakland

When the children come to your office for a 

Holiday Party