Year Built: 2014

New urban parklet offers sidewalk seating for a beloved institution often filled to overflowing in Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto”.

The Cheeseboard Parklet, the first of its kind in Berkeley, presents an innovative solution to a common urban problem.

• The space provides additional eating and seating space for The Cheeseboard customers as well as being open to the public.

• The project engages with its environment, taking design cues from the urban streetscape and the framework of the city.

• The owners of the Collective helped to create mosaic flower boxes and planters surrounding the area.

• Many of the materials were salvaged from local sources, such as Douglas Fir from bleachers removed during the renovation of U.C. Berkeley Memorial Stadium.

More on the Parklet:

• “Berkeley’s First Parklet Opens in the Gourmet Ghetto”

• The Parklet Project ~ video story about parklets in urban design

See how things looked before and during the process, below.