Fourteen Tower Proposals Unveiled for Controversial Brooklyn Bridge Park Development
S9 Architecture's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
New York City have released images of fourteen tower proposals as part of a controversial scheme to bring affordable housing to the 85 acre Brooklyn Bridge Park , originally designed by Michael van Valkenburgh and realised in 2004. The schemes, designed to be located on “two coveted development sites” on Pier 6, have been actively met with strong opposition from local community members. The park and surrounding area has seen a number of interesting recent regeneration proposals, from an 11,000ft² beach beneath the Brooklyn Bridge to a triangular pier proposed by BIG. Read on to see the proposals in detail, including those by Asymptote Pelli Clarke Pelli Davis Brody Bond Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
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The city called for proposals consisting of two towers - one of 315 feet and another of 155 feet - of which 30% of the total accommodation should be deemed to be “affordable”. According to the Architect's Newspaper New York City's government and supporters maintain that the importance of embedding social housing into what is currently an area which is almost exclusively the domain of the wealthy homeowner, is paramount.
Find a well documented summary of the controversies surrounding the development by the New York Times here .
Asymptote Architecture
Asymptote Architecture´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Asymptote Architecture´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Asymptote Architecture´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BIG + Alloy Design
BIG´s + Alloy Design's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BIG´s + Alloy Design's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BIG´s + Alloy Design's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BIG´s + Alloy Design's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BKSK + Aufgang
BKSK + Aufgang's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BKSK + Aufgang's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
BKSK + Aufgang's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Davis Brody Bond
Davis Brody Bond's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Davis Brody Bond's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Future Expansion + SBN Architects
Future Expansion + SBN Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Future Expansion + SBN Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Future Expansion + SBN Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
FXFOWLE
FXFOWLE's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
FXFOWLE's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
FXFOWLE's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
H3Hardy
H3Hardy's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
H3Hardy's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Marvel Architects
Marvel Architect´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Marvel Architect´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Marvel Architect´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Morris Adjmi Architects
Morris Adjmi´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Morris Adjmi´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Morris Adjmi´s proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
NV/da + O’Neill McVoy Architects
NV/da + O'Neill & McVoy Architects' proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
NV/da + O'Neill & McVoy Architects' proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Pelli Clarke Pelli
Pelli Clarke Pelli's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Pelli Clarke Pelli's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Pelli Clarke Pelli's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Selldorf Architects
Selldorf Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Selldorf Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
Selldorf Architect's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
S9 Architecture
S9 Architecture's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
S9 Architecture's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
WASA Studio
WASA Studio's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
WASA Studio's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
WASA Studio's proposal. Image Courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation via Architects Newspaper
References: Architect's Newspaper , New York Times
