Financial District Streetscapes + Security

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces.

The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

© Marvel
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
Historic Canal Street, Mapped Version (left) & Historic Wall Street, Mapper Version (right) © Marvel

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

© Richard Ramsey
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
© Paul Warchol
© Paul Warchol
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

© Marvel
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N50 medium
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes Security Marvel overtheyearscombined2

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Richard Ramsey N27 medium
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

Carol Strickland, "Designing for Disaster" CS Monitor
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N56 medium
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Paul Warchol N15 medium
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Financial District Streetscapes + Security

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces.

The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

© Marvel
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
Historic Canal Street, Mapped Version (left) & Historic Wall Street, Mapper Version (right) © Marvel

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

© Richard Ramsey
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
© Paul Warchol
© Paul Warchol
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

© Marvel
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N50 medium
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes Security Marvel overtheyearscombined2

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Richard Ramsey N27 medium
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

Carol Strickland, "Designing for Disaster" CS Monitor
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N56 medium
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Paul Warchol N15 medium
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Financial District Streetscapes + Security

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces.

The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.

© Marvel
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
Historic Canal Street, Mapped Version (left) & Historic Wall Street, Mapper Version (right) © Marvel

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

© Richard Ramsey
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
© Paul Warchol
© Paul Warchol
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

© Marvel
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Balancing protection and public amenity to create a secure and vibrant district.

Marvel redesigned New York City's Financial District Streetscape and Security to balance post 9/11 security needs and public amenity. We dispersed security measures within pedestrian-friendly elements, including our innovative "NOGO" barriers, which resist vehicular impacts while enhancing public spaces. The project, completed between August 2003 and September 2004, involved reconfiguring traffic and creating pedestrian plazas near key routes and iconic buildings. This multi-stakeholder effort aimed to make the district more active beyond business hours, catering to a growing residential population. Our design philosophy treated security as an urban design issue, resulting in a secure, vibrant neighborhood that benefits both residents and visitors.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N50 medium
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes Security Marvel overtheyearscombined2

Our design process was rooted in the belief that urban success relies on cooperative public spaces. We studied the area's history and changing demographics, and focused on improving the district for future generations

0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Richard Ramsey N27 medium
The Marvel team designed special bollards for the New York Stock Exchange streetscapes. These bollards were appropriately rated for protecting the district, but also served a dual purpose as urban street furniture.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Our approach had to take into account not only traffic control and circulation design, but also district street lighting, pedestrian amenities, and historic and cultural character.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
New concrete benches and cobble paving; the standoff fence let pedestrians get close to the stock exchange for the first time since the events of September 11th, 2001.

"Their elegant, bronze-clad sculptural bollards (called "NoGos") are not only appealing but also muscular, able to stop a 15,000-pound truck traveling 50 miles per hour."

Carol Strickland, "Designing for Disaster" CS Monitor
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Marvel N56 medium
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood pavers mark the former 1680s palisade, creating the namesake: “Wall Street." Euro cobble paving, a modular cobblestone, recalls the historic cobblestone in a new ADA accessible format.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Wood engrain set in the cobble marks where the original Wall Street wood fence once stood.
0328 Financial District Streetscapes + Security Paul Warchol N15 medium
The engraved granite bands along Broad Street chronicle the development of the right-of-way, beginning with its mapping as part of the colonial Dutch canal system of New Amsterdam. It locates the historic markets that once lined the curbs and shows how the road contributed to the growth of a city.
Wall Street Security Project by Rogers Marvel Architects
Perforated bronze lanterns rotate to allow authorized traffic to pass.

Location

New York, NY

Client

Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the NYC Department of City Planning

Typology

Size

Phase I: 23,000 SF; Phase II: 50,000 SF

Design Team

Jonathan Marvel, Tim Fryatt, Graeme Waitzkin

Awards

Short: Winner of 6 industry awards including the AIA National Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. Long: AIA National Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design, AIA NYC Chapter Project Merit Award, AIA NYC/Boston Society of Architects Urban Design Award, AIA NY State Special Jury Commendation, Architect Magazine R+D Award Citation, Museum of Modern Art “SAFE” Exhibition

Consultants

Weidlinger Associates, Inc. (Structural), Quennell Rothschild and Partners (Landcape), Ducibella Venter & Santore (Security), Philip Habib & Associates (Traffic), Vollmer Associates (Civil)