A Daily Dose of Architecture: Half Dose #42: East River State Park Annotated

East River State Park

The outcome of 2005’s Williamsburg Waterfront Design Competition — for the water’s edge between N7th and N9th Streets in the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — resulted in a masterplan collaboration of three of the winners: Gareth Mahon; 3SAP’s Alison Duncan, Petra Mager, and Stephanie Saulmon; and Fabrica 718’s Julie Torres Moskovitz and Sarah Ludington.

According to Fabrica 718, the design is organized around three objectives: waterfront access and stabilization; community, art, and educational features; and sustainable technologies.

A write-up in the current issue of Topos credits the design’s flexibility (”recognizing the diversity of local residents”) and sustainable components, like the eco-pier with wind and solar power generation.