Tidal Garden This 1,200 sf garden in Brooklyn was created as a place to play. The family has three small children and the garden is a place where the ground feels organic and fluid, as it rolls and pitches around one-ton boulders into a central swale. A water source near the back of the garden…
The Chateau Garden The Chateau Garden is a historic “garden-city” co-op development built in the early 1920s in Jackson Heights, Queens. Little investment in the site’s aging paths and drains had resulted in flooding and damage to foundations. Additionally the Mature American Elms have transformed Chateau’s character from a sunny formal garden to a shady…
NYCHA Baychester Our Design approach aims to enrich the unique character and address the specific needs of the Baychester residential property. The residents living in this Bronx housing development have created strong bonds of community. The landscape design will give these communities a place to celebrate these bonds and to form new ones, to gather,…
NYCHA Twin Parks Our proposed renovation in response to the RAD RFP for this NYCHA housing development in the Bronx provides a central common plaza space that is enriching for all ages. This open space will become a dynamic core of the residential community and offers a range of ways to come together, to engage…
NYCHA Bushwick NYCHA RAD Proposal BUSHWICK Housing Campus The proposed renovation of buildings and open spaces in this NYCHA housing development aims to support community vitality, sustainability and active living for the residents and the greater Bushwick neighborhood. Our design proposal creates a dynamic campus landscape that fosters social interaction, self-directed play, physical activities, and…
NYCHA Murphy NYCHA Housing Murphy Our Design approach aims to enrich the unique character and address the specific needs of the Murphy residential property. The residents living in this Bronx housing development have created strong bonds of community. The landscape design will give these communities a place to celebrate these bonds and to form new…
Saratoga Square NYCHA HOUSING PORTFOLIO The Saratoga Square landscape serves the residents of its 251 apartments as well as the Community Senior Center located on the ground floor. In the redesign for this public housing site, JPLA had two main strategies: to remove existing physical and visual barriers to access, and to create an open…
Radio Tower & Hotel Courtyard JPLA designed this 8,000 sf courtyard at the heart of a new hotel as part of a 22 story mixed use development in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The courtyard landscape encompasses a variety of gathering spaces including an outdoor dining area for the hotel’s restaurant, a flexible space…
Milbank Frawley NYCHA HOUSING PORTFOLIO The landscape for Millbank Frawley serves the residents of its 80 apartment units. The primary design goals were to open up the space and enrich the quality of the exterior landscape. JPLA achieved this by removing fences and walls that limited circulation, giving way to a central pathway with lush plantings,…
Ingersoll Senior Housing INGERSOLL SENIOR HOUSING Set within NYCHA Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, an affordable senior housing development for seniors includes three rooftop spaces and two groundfloor entrance gardens. The roof terraces are amenities for residents, with lush planting and dining areas. The entrances have verdant gardens that welcome residents and visitors, and…
