THE ALAMEDA SQUARE.
INSTR. SUSAN UBBELOHDE

INSPIRED BY THE HOMEMADE LEVEES CONSTRUCTED IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES FROM FLOODING DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, THE PROJECT RE-IMAGINES THE LEVEE AS BOTH PUBLIC SPACE AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURE AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE.
LOCATED IN THE ALAMEDA MARINA, THE ALAMEDA SQUARE HOUSES:
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DOER MARINE (A MANUFACTURER OF AUTONOMOUS SUBMERSIBLES),
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THE ARCHITECTURE OFFICES OF LOISOS + UBBELOHDE
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TWO LIVE/WORK LOFTS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.











