Gansevoort Peninsula
nARCHITECTS · Field Operations · Hudson River Park · 2024
Construction has wrapped up at the Gansevoort Peninsul, a 5.5 acre addition to Hudson River Park that is located across from the Whitney Museum of Art. Designed by Field Operations, the park features a beach with 1,200 tons of sand, picnic area, boardwalk with a Pine Grove, a multi use sports field, a salt marsh at the northern boundary, and David Hammons’ public art installation Day’s End at the southern edge. The new addition also features an amenities pavilion by nArchitects that is clad in perforated corrugated cast-concrete panels that are backlit to create varying lighting effects. Completion of the pavilion is expected later this fall.
Amenities Pavilion by nArchitects.
Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Architect: nArchitects; Structural Engineer: Silman; MEP Engineer: Plus Group; Facade Consultant: Front; Client: Hudson River Park Trust; Program: Park and Amenities Pavilion; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: October 2023.
A/D/O
Southwest corner from Banker Street.
A creative hub from automaker BMW/MINI has opened in Greenpoint. Known as A/D/O, the office space for creatives is housed in a former warehouse in the Brooklyn neighborhood. nArchitects, a Brooklyn-based firm, has led the conversion of the 25,000-square-foot space.
The architects have sought to preserve the spirit of the former warehouse with strategic alterations on the exterior. A diagonal slice through the southwest corner creates a grand entry defined by a new diagonal structural element and new glazing. New doors and windows have also been inserted into the remaining original graffiti-covered brick walls.
New main entry carved out of the existing structure at the southwest corner.
Periscope skylight.
South facade from Norman Avenue.
Southeast corner from Norman Avenue.
Architect: nArchitects; Client: BMW/MINI; Program: Office, Commercial, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Fall 2016.
