We are proud to share that our Hudson Commons project in NYC with KPF Architects and Cove Property Group was the recipient of the Excellence in Office Development Award for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) of New York. Terrain Work’s landscape for Hudson Commons, creates a landscape that views the Manhattan skyline as an integrated topography full of peaks and valleys embedded in its underlying geology. This ‘Urban Mountain’ changes in composition and experience as it climbs up from the ground to the peak of the structure. Plant communities, strata, and programs are all linked to their corresponding elevation within the Hudson Commons giving shape to a distinctly different set of experiences as the various terraces climb up the 17 story structure. Learn more about the Hudson Commons Project.
242 West 53rd Street Making Ground
242 West 53rd was recently in the news as construction gains momentum. Situated in the heart of Manhattan and intertwined in a sixty story residential tower designed by Cetra Ruddy Architects, the landscape for West 53rd Street is embedded into the building at various levels, offering a wide array of spaces for outdoor dining, swimming, performance, sunbathing, and relaxation. Of particular importance, is a 3,000-square-foot blueroof that is both a performance art piece and intricate water managment infrastructure that slowly releases water back into the storm sewer system over a twenty four hour period. To learn more about this project that Theodore Hoerr led while a Principal at Balmori Associates click here.