STATUS
IDEA
CLIENT
RFR Holding LLC
TYPOLOGY
Residential
SIZE M2/FT2
78,039 / 840,000
SHARE
Centrally located within Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood, the 139,000 sq ft site fronts the Gowanus Canal offering a unique opportunity to re-activate the former industrial neighborhood with community focused programming while contributing to the canal’s environmental remediation and sustainable water management.
By combining public space with a diverse range of building uses including education, light industrial, co-working office and mixed residential, the project aims to play a significant role transforming Gowanus into an active destination to bridge surrounding Brooklyn communities of Carroll Gardens and Park Slope.
Canal Edge
— Required 20% waterfront access provided.
Open Space
— Maximum open space.
Retail
— Ground floor retail occupies first two levels at 3rd Avenue and gently slopes down toward the canal.
Gowanus Mix
— As program is added on levels above, the ramp extends back and forth providing access to open space from every floor.
OFFICES
RESIDENCES
— The building depths change relative to program, with the upper portion of the building dedicated to residential
Slope Park
— Slope Park seamlessly connects the waterfront up to elevated parks, vibrant mixed use programming, and a range of residential apartments
Beginning from the canal’s edge, a gentle sloping ramp ascends along the building to elevate the waterfront park up toward a series of rooftop terraces with views of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The slope gradually increases its pitch with the lowest incline along commercial levels for easy access by bicycle and steeper slopes at the top to serve private residences with outdoor access and gardens.
Looking from the grocery along 3rd Street is the building’s most grand elevation of a lush sloped park that zigzags back and forth climbing up building. From the adjacent 3rd Avenue, the building form features large steps that relate to surrounding buildings heights and interior program requirements.
The façade design builds off of Gowanus’ rich industrial history by harmonizing the warm tones of weathering steel and red-pigmented concrete with the neighboring red brick warehouses. Evoking an industrial logic, the building’s organic slopes are composed of only straight elements creating a unique faceted form. Through its architecture, public waterfront and diverse mix of program, our proposal aims to strengthen the distinct characteristics of Gowanus into an iconic community oriented destination.
Bjarke Ingels Thomas Christoffersen Martin Voelkle Andreas Buettner Andreea Gulerez Florencia Kratsman Jakob Henke Melissa Jones Nasiq Khan Neha Sadruddin Sean O'Brien Shane Dalke Youngjin Yoon Casey Tucker Elnaz Rafati Jennifer Ng Jeremy Alain Siegel Andrew Hong Douglass Alligood Ema Hristova Bakalova Ruicong Tang Ania Agnieszka Podlaszewska James Pratt Ahmad Tabbakh Pooja Annamaneni Cesar Crespo
COLLABORATORS
Zachary Bernstein
Fried Frank
