A Jazz Age Vessel for a Hip-Hop Brew
When O+A’s designers first toured the Breuner Building in advance of tackling the re-design of the lobby and common areas, we were wowed by the enduring beauty of the building’s original details. In many ways the building epitomized what was happening in Oakland generally—an urban gem, long ignored, was suddenly the Bay Area’s hottest prospect for forward-looking entrepreneurs. In the building, as in the city, the challenge was how to refresh the old structures for the needs of a new age—without losing what made them a treasure in the first place.