Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park // WEISS/MANFREDI

The design for the Hunter’s Point South park uses a large number of sustainable initiatives, transforming 30 acres of post-industrial waterfront into a program-rich public spacethat at the same time acts as a protective perimeter for the neighboring residential community.

The park’s central green, designed to accommodate floodwaters, is framed by a pavilion and café with views across the river. An urban beach, rail garden, dog runs, and play areas offer places of active recreation at the water’s edge.

Completed in two phases, the park incorporates active and passive recreation. The northern precinct is designed as a heavily programmed spacethat accommodates a greater amount of daily use than the passive landscape of the southern precinct.