Governors Island Masterplan
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.
Steeped in the natural and cultural history of the New York Harbor, Governors Island will re-emerge as a global exemplar of sustainability, a beacon for the harbor, and an icon for the city.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.
Steeped in the natural and cultural history of the New York Harbor, Governors Island will re-emerge as a global exemplar of sustainability, a beacon for the harbor, and an icon for the city.
Governors Island Masterplan
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.
Steeped in the natural and cultural history of the New York Harbor, Governors Island will re-emerge as a global exemplar of sustainability, a beacon for the harbor, and an icon for the city.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.
Steeped in the natural and cultural history of the New York Harbor, Governors Island will re-emerge as a global exemplar of sustainability, a beacon for the harbor, and an icon for the city.
Governors Island Masterplan
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.
Steeped in the natural and cultural history of the New York Harbor, Governors Island will re-emerge as a global exemplar of sustainability, a beacon for the harbor, and an icon for the city.
An island of immersive landscape to complement Manhattan canyons.
In 2007, our team won the international competition to redevelop Governors Island, an 90-acre green space located on the National Historic District of New York’s Governors Island. We envisioned transforming this once neglected area into an enticing blend of natural and man-made landscapes. This involved creating key destinations, a unique Vertical Landscape, and pathways to explore using sustainable bikes. A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline. Our goal was to renew the island as a globally recognized symbol of sustainability, blending the nostalgia of a lost utopia with the modern city, and reshaping the island into a global park icon.
The Great Promenade around the southern prow gives visitors an opportunity to be exposed to natural elements.
The design included five key destinations like the North Island Historic District Open Space and the Great Lawn, envisioning a space where visitors could explore diverse biotypes and enjoy views of the Statue of Liberty through sustainable means.
“What’s Happening on Governors Island” exhibit welcomed visitors from the ferry at Building 110 and presented a history of the Island by way of a fifty-foot-long graphic timeline and a Welcome Wall showing proposed designs. This community engagement was crucial for later implementation.
A conceptual archaeology of the site: the existing island was flat and relatively featureless, made from fill generated by the construction of the subway. The Island was reshaped with another layer of constructed landscape.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
Concept rendering of the juncture between development and recreation.
A combination of natural and created spaces were conceived to establish a diverse visual experience along the unparalleled setting of the Hudson shoreline.
The plan features a vertical landscape, developed in part from a distortion of the city grid, and built from recycled materials taken from the island itself. Dredged-up earth from the harbor and portions of the demolished buildings form new hills that house programs and provide panoramic views
Construction concept for the new hills.
The main entrance to the new park from the historic district, through Liggett Hall.