Solar One Environmental Education Center
BIG · Kips Bay · 2025
Construction is nearing completion on the Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. Situated at the northern end of the park, the BIG designed two-story structure will house educational programming for Solar One, a leading sustainable energy non-profit. The building will house afterschool and summer camp programs, classroom space, presentation and lecture space, and a rentable hosting site for indoor community events, celebrations, workshops, and other opportunities. One major sustainable feature of the project will be the off-the-grid solar electricity generation from the rooftop 38kW solar array and battery storage.
East facade from the East River.
East facade of the Solar One Center and Stuyvesant Cove Park from the East River.
Southeast corner from the East River.
South facade from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
South and east facades from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
Close-up of the facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Program: Education; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
BIG · Lower East Side · 2025
Construction is progressing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, where the first of three new pedestrian bridges to span the FDR highway has been lifted into place. Situated adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey Street, the BIG designed steel bridge will allow for pedestrians to access the renovated waterfront park that will help protect Lower Manhattan from future flooding.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Program: Park; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.