Wildflower Film Studios
For this groundbreaking new film studio, our firm designed a new public waterfront recreation area open to the entire community. Creating this new amenity required close coordination with the NYC Department of City Planning and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, among other agencies. We worked with representatives from these agencies as partners, with a common goal of creating the best possible place for both humans and the natural environment.
As a former industrial zone, the new park area had experienced significant environmental degradation over decades. Our restoration and planting strategy provided for an initial baseline restoration, with additional pollutants removed by phytoremediation over time.
Overall, our design preserved and enhanced the delicate natural features of the coastline, while providing resiliency for the new studio building, and of course creating a wonderful new public space for the community to gather and enjoy their natural resources.
In addition to the waterfront area, we also designed a complete streetscape along the other face of the building, which included bioswales and other sustainable features. This area was large enough to include amenities for the public as well, as a prelude to the larger waterfront area found at the end of the street.
Typology
Waterfront Public Access Area
Location
Queens, NY
Completion
Ongoing
Size
3 acres
Collaborators
Bjarke Ingels Group
