Studying New York City's water supply system we realized that it is a complex hydraulic system that relies on a combination of tunnels, aqueducts and reservoirs, where 95% of the total water is supplied by gravity. Our synthetic idea is based on the concept of gravity: tanks that receive, collect, treat and store rainwater, functioning through a topographical height difference.

Our research site is located between two combined sewer overflow outfalls and thus is severely affected in cases of heavy rainfall. Our proposal addresses this problem through water tanks that perform as a flood control mechanism. By temporarily storing floodwater, tanks help protect adjacent and downstream
properties from flood damage. It is the equivalent of an urban wetland creating a natural drainage corridor, with permeable surfaces, that decreases the rate, velocity and volume of surface water runoff. Taking into account the basic soil remediation techniques we operate through excavation (creating water tanks), phytoremediation, (constructing a new
landscape), and aeration (perforating the remaining soil). In parallel with conveying, storing and filtering storm water, the project aspires to render itself as an important community node, where diverse open air and indoor activities take place. The community center will be a viable multiple-use urban neighborhood catalyst and at the same time a pedagogical laboratory referring to the circle of water. Eventually, mechanisms will be
operating in parallel across layers: a constant flow of water from one tank to the other below surface and a constant flow of programmatic activities on the park’s surface, that end up intersecting with each other.