Dumbo Beach

Dumbo Beach JPLA designed DUMBO Beach as pop-up park at the terminus of Jay Street. This project was especially meaningful to us, as it was located in our neighborhood, right down the street from our office, and was a collaboration with DUMBO Business Improvement District and other local businesses. JPLA designed wood slab benches that were…

Water Street – Pop Up Beach

Water Street – Pop Up Beach At the corner of Water street and Whitehall street, the urban beach design was part of the Game On!, a pop-up installation series that transformed and activated downtown public spaces during the summer months of 2014. The design called for 60 tons of sand to create a beach with sand…

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 provide a pleasing…

Brooklyn Condominium Development

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

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

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

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…