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West 8 urban design & landscape architecture b.v.

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West 8 urban design & landscape architecture p.c.

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Woodland Garden within the City

The Park at Essex Crossing, New York, New York, USA

Reflecting the desires of the community: access to nature, a playground, safety elements and flexible seating.

Ecological benefits at the ground plane: an entirely native palette of trees and groundcovers, from Honeysuckle trees to Blueberry shrubs. Layers of canopy and understory trees, swaths of woodland planting, and vine-covered vertical plantings create a shady oasis in the city.

Multifunctional planter edges offer seating and robust wooden details offer a soft antidote to the typical concrete of the city.

Client
Delancy Street Partnership

Team
West 8
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners
AKRF, Rodkin Cardinale Consulting Engineers, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Illumination Arts

Imagery
© West 8, © Noah Devereaux and © Barrett Doherty