Figure 4.32 Deployable Wall – Non-Flooding

4.2.2.7 Feature 4: Landscape Berm

The artificially elevated berm is used again in the southern tip of the masterplan to turn the place as an urban attraction. The low-lying site of the Battery Park City is considered to houses of the city and global financial assets with a direct connection to the financial district of Manhattan. The battery park berm system consists of several continuous public spaces that linked each other with different design intervention. The first one is an elevated pedestrian promenade along the tip of South Street that provides sufficient elevation to protect against flooding. The elevation also enables the pedestrian and user of the public realm to notice the condition of water level from a distance, thus creating subconscious perception and preparedness for risk of flooding.

Along the promenade, several permanent oval pavilions are inserted to house permanent programs to the community. The pavilion is anchored to sturdy central flood walls that contain deployable pocket door in time of flooding as a means of protection. The Battery Park Berm consist of curved augmented natural topography to form a continuous levee berm that stretches along the park as a natural flood defence system as per discussed in the Big Berm. The berm also serves as visual interest and enhance the vibrancy of the park. The Battery Berm connects the elevated Battery Park to the west, thus allowing easy access from commercial districts to recreational park.

4.2.2.8 Feature 5: Deployable Wall

Figure 4.32 Deployable Wall – Non-Flooding Author, 2020