Private: Carlton Mews Brooklyn, NY 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.…
Private: Park Columbus New York, NY 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…
Wuhan Garden Expo Wuhan City, China Design Expo Being happy brings us feelings of pleasure and contentment, untroubled by personal or worldly problems, a universal goal for all. We propose to delight the garden’s visitors by letting them experience the joys and happiness of childhood, if only for a short time. Monumental letters set on…
Atlantic Gardens Brooklyn, NY Winner of the 2009 Building Brooklyn Award Atlantic Gardens, located at 525-541 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, was developed as a mixed use, European-style retail hub. Five newly renovated ground-level retail spaces are connected by an expansive 6,000 sf garden oasis. There is a mix of retail on the ground level;…
Private: Rowayton Residence Rowayton, Connecticut This seaside landscape was influenced by gardens of Japan. A cedar fence was inspired by Japanese privacy fences and screens. Evergreen shrubs and rocks are sculptural elements that play with relationships of scale and symbolism. A ‘stream’ of brown skipping rocks turned sideways flows amidst a ‘sea’ of pale grey beach pebbles, which outlets into…
