With the aid of a CAL FIRE Green Schoolyards grant, BASE re-shaped the well-loved play area and vital outdoor community space at the Tenderloin Recreation Center into a warm, open, flexible and green center for the Tenderloin community. 

The site, which has served as a hub for numerous community and school groups for many years, needed improvements to the 30-year-old playground and outdoor space.  BASE’s design transformed the outdated playground into a wooden wonderland amidst a grove of trees for all ages with a nature exploration area, climbing tower, slides, climbing nets, net swing, fort for imaginative play, talk tubes and more. 

New wood-clad terraced seating provides a viewing point for both the playground and games on the mini-soccer pitch. A more intimate seating area is nestled in the trees and gardens near the entrance to the Rec Center. Flexible open space for the frequent events held at the center are double as a basketball court and trike paths for kids during the day.​