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 STRATEGY
MASS TIMBER HOUSING VIGNETTE
MASS TIMBER HOUSING VIGNETTE
SITE PLAN
PLANTING PLAN
WEST - EAST TRANSECT 1
WELCOME CENTER SECTION
COMMUNITY GARDEN SECTION
RESEARCH CENTER SECTION
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
BLUE CORRIDOR VIGNETTE
ECO PARK VIGNETTE
DAYLIT SPRING CREEK VIGNETTE