EMERALD GROVE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT & BLUE CORRIDOR
In collaboration with Emily Comfort and Scout Kerensky-Coodley
Situated on the borough line of Brooklyn & Queens, Emerald Grove weaves together conscientious housing density, high-quality urban green space, and a ‘blue corridor’ that connects the Jewel Streets with Jamaica Bay through the revitalization of Spring Creek.
In response to HPD’s Jewel Streets Neighborhood Plan, we propose an eco-park that brings 535 new units to this city-owned, 17-acre site south of Stanley Avenue.
Housing and landscape work together to slow and facilitate water flow at a variety of scales. Local ecology catalyzes social resilience through an intimate relationship between residents, site remediation, & hydrology.
WATER MANAGEMENT AXON
SITE PLAN
SITE PLAN ENLARGEMENTS
PLANTING PLAN
1ST FLOOR PLAN
3RD FLOOR PLAN
BUILDING SECTION
WEST - EAST TRANSECT 1
WEST - EAST TRANSECT 2
WELCOME CENTER SECTION
COMMUNITY GARDEN SECTION
RESEARCH CENTER SECTION
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT VIGNETTE
DAYLIT SPRING CREEK VIGNETTE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT VIGNETTE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT VIGNETTE
BLUE CORRIDOR VIGNETTE
ECO PARK VIGNETTE
STRATEGY MAPPING
NEIGHBORHOOD AXON
SPRING CREEK WATERSHED
HPD FLOOD MAPPING
JEWEL STREETS SUNNY DAY FLOODING - IMAGE BY MICHAEL CHAVIRA
SPRING CREEK SOUTH OF THE SITE - IMAGE BY MICHAEL CHAVIRA
SITE MASSING MODEL