North Shore University Hospital – LIJ This project includes four main spaces; the South Garden, the Upper Garden, the Interior Courtyard and the Entry/Drop-off Area. The landscape design for the Entry and Drop-off Area is simple: a repetition of materials and forms that promote clear and safe circulation. The South Garden, adjacent to the entry, provides…
Brooklyn Condominium Development This mixed use project includes a retrofit of an existing historic building as a community amenity and the addition of new affordable and market rate housing. The landscape spaces include two rooftop terraces, two courtyard spaces, both on structure, as well as entrance gardens at street level. The roof terraces include private…
Wyckoff Street A custom wood fence creates a secluded enclosure around this front entry garden in the city. A simple, quiet space is enhanced through the use of sumptuous materials and textures. The pathway and walls are made of exterior terrazzo with hand-casted white marble aggregate. An edible garden is planted with kale, nasturtiums, artichokes…
Park Place Residence This rear townhouse garden was designed for a textile artist using a soothing palette of soft grey tones. A concrete deck off the parlor level leads down to the garden with wide, shallow steel steps that allow for a journey into this long, narrow space. A two-foot tall clover mound rises to meet the deck…
Bronxchester Competition The Bronxchester Urban Redevelopment Concept Plan included four LEED certified buildings for a mix of low-income housing, commercial, and community facilities in the South Bronx. Large housing developments need a variety of flexible outdoor spaces to serve a diverse community and its many needs. We created spaces that appeal to residents of varying…
NoVo Foundation Headquarters The landscape design for the new headquarters of this global organization was guided by one of its central tenets, to “live in balance with one another, and the ecosystems that sustain us”. By re-using and re-purposing many parts of the former YMCA trade school building and site, and the addition of our own green initiatives, we created a sustainable…
HBO The renovation of HBO’s Communications Center includes both interior and exterior landscapes for the employees and visitors of this satellite broadcasting facility. The indoor atria serves as a dining room and communal gathering space, where two double-height green walls define the edges of the sunny interior garden. In the lower lounge below, built-in stone steps allow…
The John Street Competition Summit Garden John Street is a design competition for a new residential building located on the East River in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Our proposal is a rooftop garden, composed of mounded alpine meadows and wind-swept pines. It is a place for families, friends and individuals to sit, relax and watch the clouds pass overhead. The…
Carlton Mews This residential condominium development, located in the heart of Fort Greene’s Historic District, was designed around a central Mews. The development includes the construction of five new townhouses and the adaptive reuse of an existing townhouse and two existing historic church structures. The project includes in total 15,000 sf of open space. The majority of…
Park Columbus This courtyard serves the 450 unit building located near Central Park, a newly-renovated, 83 unit residential condominium with a tower addition. The centerpiece of the residence is its 4,000 sf central garden. The garden was designed as a cloister within the residence. A covered walk passes alongside the garden to the gym and children’s…
