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PlaNYC Far Rockaway Park Masterplan and Parks Structures
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PlaNYC Far Rockaway Park Masterplan and Parks Structures
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2012
In 2006 a small group of community
activists founded themselves as the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance and started
restoring the beach dunes, holding environmental classes for children and
advocating for improving the beach and derelict parks in the Far Rockaways. Due
to their efforts when Mayor Bloomberg unveiled PlaNYC, a long-term planning
vision for the city that included $1.2 billion in new funding for projects
city-wide. Far RockawayBeach was included as one
of five new regional parks envisioned by PlaNYC. The site is composed of 28
acres of new and existing park along the beachfront facing the Atlantic Ocean. Extensive community consultations helped
define important goals for the Park, primarily the need to reconnect the
neighborhood with a renovated and revitalized beach front through better access
and increased amenities.
The Masterplan, developed in collaboration
with landscape architects Quennell Rothschild & Partners, created
opportunities for three new beach amenities that needed unique structures: a
performance lawn; a boardwalk overlook at Beach 20 Street; and a new comfort
station and Pavilion at Beach 30 Street. These architectural structures are
located along primary paths that link the neighborhood to the boardwalk, with
each situated to interact effectively with the landscape amenities—including
the reconstructed dune landscape, which will be protected in active areas, with
trails located in less active areas. Inspired by the image of beachgoers
enjoying the Rockaways, we elaborated a vocabulary of forms reminiscent of
parasols, gull wings and fabric flapping in the wind to give a strong identity
to these gathering places.
Beach 30th Pavilion is a structure mean to provide a shelter
and rest stop for Beach activities. The 3000 sf structure is composed of two
program elements that are reflected in the structure itself: An exterior lounge and gathering space under a roof, and a comfort station facing the Beach 30th
park entrance and connected to the playground.
The building is meant to be a large scale
shade structure and mixes both skylights and oval cutouts. The largest porthole
has a planted area directly beneath to introduce a dune landscape directly into
the building. Slender columns hold light fixture adding up-lighting to the roof
in the evenings – creating a focal point along the boardwalk. The materials
used update the traditional brick and concrete comfort station in a playful
way. Glazed brick in five different tones of green results in a palette that
reads as an urban dune “camouflage”
relating to the varying colors of the dune grasses over the seasons. Glass
block vertical stripes mixed with windows allow the spaces to be lit with
natural light. Cool green glazed brick fully cladding the interior adds to the idea that you are in the
dunes.
activists founded themselves as the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance and started
restoring the beach dunes, holding environmental classes for children and
advocating for improving the beach and derelict parks in the Far Rockaways. Due
to their efforts when Mayor Bloomberg unveiled PlaNYC, a long-term planning
vision for the city that included $1.2 billion in new funding for projects
city-wide. Far RockawayBeach was included as one
of five new regional parks envisioned by PlaNYC. The site is composed of 28
acres of new and existing park along the beachfront facing the Atlantic Ocean. Extensive community consultations helped
define important goals for the Park, primarily the need to reconnect the
neighborhood with a renovated and revitalized beach front through better access
and increased amenities.
The Masterplan, developed in collaboration
with landscape architects Quennell Rothschild & Partners, created
opportunities for three new beach amenities that needed unique structures: a
performance lawn; a boardwalk overlook at Beach 20 Street; and a new comfort
station and Pavilion at Beach 30 Street. These architectural structures are
located along primary paths that link the neighborhood to the boardwalk, with
each situated to interact effectively with the landscape amenities—including
the reconstructed dune landscape, which will be protected in active areas, with
trails located in less active areas. Inspired by the image of beachgoers
enjoying the Rockaways, we elaborated a vocabulary of forms reminiscent of
parasols, gull wings and fabric flapping in the wind to give a strong identity
to these gathering places.
Beach 30th Pavilion is a structure mean to provide a shelter
and rest stop for Beach activities. The 3000 sf structure is composed of two
program elements that are reflected in the structure itself: An exterior lounge and gathering space under a roof, and a comfort station facing the Beach 30th
park entrance and connected to the playground.
The building is meant to be a large scale
shade structure and mixes both skylights and oval cutouts. The largest porthole
has a planted area directly beneath to introduce a dune landscape directly into
the building. Slender columns hold light fixture adding up-lighting to the roof
in the evenings – creating a focal point along the boardwalk. The materials
used update the traditional brick and concrete comfort station in a playful
way. Glazed brick in five different tones of green results in a palette that
reads as an urban dune “camouflage”
relating to the varying colors of the dune grasses over the seasons. Glass
block vertical stripes mixed with windows allow the spaces to be lit with
natural light. Cool green glazed brick fully cladding the interior adds to the idea that you are in the
dunes.
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