SoFA Pocket Park

City: San Jose
Size: 10,000 square feet
Service: Park Design, Repurposing, Construction Administration
Client: San Jose Downtown Association
Project Types: Private Education, Civic & Faith, Urban Park

« Back to projects

A San Jose urban rejuvenation project

Commissioned by the San Jose Downtown Association, SoFA Pocket Park is an urban rejuvenation project with a demonstration garden and dog park. Partnering with Veggielution and Local Color, an empty industrial lot was converted into a beautiful and educational meeting spot for the neighborhood. The new urban demonstration kitchen and garden have examples of food growing, sustainable gardening, composting, and water conservation. Vegetables produced there and from Veggielution’s plot at Emma Prusch Farm are used for cooking demonstrations. The park is a mobile food truck hub and a dog park. In collaboration with Local Color and the Quilt Museum, local artists livened up the walls of the surrounding buildings with painted murals. The new space has revitalized the neighborhood and become an asset to the city.

Image Gallery

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

What our customers are saying

Scott Knies

Our staff and partners enjoyed working with Ramiro and his team, finding them easy to communicate with, open to trying new things, and responsive to feedback from all of the project participants. Topa is a reliable, flexible, and community-minded firm that helped downtown San Jose realize a wonderful project.

Scott Knies, CEO
San Jose Downtown Association

Father Joe Kim

TOPA has gone way beyond my expectations in the quality, response, and most importantly execution. They are a team-minded group and have been great to work with contractors and clients alike. If you want to get anything done in a timely manner that involves permits, go with TOPA.

Father Joe Kim, Pastor
Saint John Vianney Parish + School

Adam Tafralis

Working with TOPA has been an excellent experience. TOPA puts a great level of detail into being a great partner throughout the entire process from start to finish. TOPA’s experienced team consistently worked with great success through the ever changing construction development, permitting and design stages.

Adam Tafralis, Business Development Specialist
South Bay Construction

Marie Millares

I had the pleasure of working with Topa Architecture on private and public property projects that serve surrounding communities. They had a mindful, informative and timely approach to navigating the City approvals process and worked with our team to fit within our budget and timeline. They patiently collaborated with us and our contractors to answer questions, resolve issues and transform our wish list into thoughtful spatial solutions for meaningful interaction in public space.

Marie Millares, Facility Director
Veggielution

Javier Canales

It has been an absolute pleasure working with Parisa, Geno, Jorge & Ramiro. We went to TOPA Architecture because of their reputation for time efficiency, great work quality, and excellent communication. Jorge and his team have helped us stay on schedule with our ongoing complex and fast-paced projects.

Javier Canales, Facilities Project Manager
Lucid Motors