oakland unified school district

OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Athletic Field Renovations, Oakland
The Oakland Unified School District retained Verde Design
for design work on the athletic facilities at three District
schools.
Madison Middle School
For Madison Middle School, Verde turned a vacant lot
adjacent to the school in to a synthetic turf multi-purpose
field with a decomposed granite running track. At the
adjacent Sobrante Park, the natural turf area was regraded
and new turf and irrigations systems were installed.
McClymonds High School
In addition to Madison Middle School’s renovation, the
stadium field at McClymonds High School was reconstructed
to replace the natural grass playing surface with infill
synthetic turf. The project also provided new improvements
to the track and field events, including drainage
improvements. Cosmetic and safety enhancements were
made to the bleachers. The grading for this project was
designed so that no soil off-haul was required, saving the
District the costs associated with removing excess soil.
Skyline High School
Skyline High School in Oakland also had a project that
included more than 4,000 feet of fire lane reconstruction,
removal and replacement of the existing synthetic turf field
and resurfacing of the existing all-weather track.
It was completed on time and on budget. The owner
added significant scope after construction had started
(tennis courts, scoreboard, existing parking lot repairs,
etc.) and were all able to be completed before the start
of school.
The existing tennis courts were un-playable. We removed
four existing courts and reconstructed from sub grade up.
We then replaced with three full size courts with new net
posts and surfacing.
The existing synthetic turf was installed over an elayer that
had settled and was damaged by removal of the existing
turf. We were able to use the all-weather surface installer
to achieve the necessary repairs for true field planarity
without delay to the project.
Installation day of the new synthetic turf football field at Madison
Middle School
Aerial view of
McClymonds High
School’s synthetic
turf football field.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • CIVIL ENGINEERING • SPORT PLANNING & DESIGN
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(CONT.)
Athletic Field Renovations, Oakland
Program:
• Fire lane
• Synthetic Turf replacement
• Natural turf fields
• All-weather track resurfacing
• Scoreboard
• Tennis Court reconstruction
• Client adds (COs) during construction
• Decomposed granite running track
• Grading and irrigation
• Track and field events
Permanent endzone graphics and goal post for the synthetic turf field at
McClymonds High School.
Services: Site design, construction documents, and
construction administration services
Size: Madison Middle School: 6 acres
McClymonds High School: 3 acres
Skyline High School: 6.5 acres
Clients: Oakland Unified School District
955 High Street
Oakland, CA 94601
Hector DeLeon, Project Manager
510.307.4687
Tadashi Nakadegawa. Dir. of Facilities
510.897.8200
Will Newby, Project Manager
510.599.3144
Aerial view of Skyline High School’s renovated football field.
Construction Cost: Est. $4.79 Million for all projects.
Schedule: September 2010 - August 2015
Skyline’s new track is ready for some races!
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • CIVIL ENGINEERING • SPORT PLANNING & DESIGN