This project is the result of an unusual relationship between the City of Hayward and the Hayward Unified School District. Aedis designed a two-story complex to replace the outdated existing Burbank School. In the process, the site was completely reconfigured to improve safety and to serve as an anchor facility within the Cannery Row redevelopment area. A meandering landscaped and hardscaped transitional area signals a separation between the school and the adjacent park without creating an actual physical barrier. Outdoor amenities included a shaded lunch court with a small amphitheater, a teaching garden, and fenced-in kindergarten playground.

Collaboratively built and realized on the site of a former cannery, the new joint-use school conveys a sense of community, flexibility and safety while reflecting the California mission building style.