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Classic Institutions
Many well-known, well-used, beloved public open spaces are owned and maintained by private or semi-private cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, and universities. NV5 has designed many landscapes for some of the most prestigious cultural, scientific, and educational institutions. In many cases, these landscapes and the buildings that frame them, are designated historic landmarks. In the case of these iconic landscapes, NV5 takes great pride in its ability to work closely with clients and allied preservation specialists, whose concern is the care and preservation of an important architectural and landscape architectural legacy, to document historic design precedents and carefully reconstruct or rehabilitate timeless works of art. NV5 is also skilled at designing new additions to landmark structures that are complementary in their use of materials.
Restoration of the Bronx Zoo Astor Court
Wildlife Conservation Society - Bronx, NY
Working around a canopy of mature trees, NV5 designed a restoration of the grounds of the historic Astor Court at the Bronx Zoo including redesign of the plantings, pavements, curbs and drainage and integration of new site furnishings. The plan also included restoration of the terraced Italianate garden and fountain at the zoo’s Fordham Road entrance gate and plaza.
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION: THE NY LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY
PRESERVATION LEAGUE OF NY STATE - LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION AWARD
New York, NY
NV5 redesigned the plaza at the American Museum of Natural History’s 77th Street entrance. The design introduces a new, large, raised circular granite planter with inset accent lighting and decorative display fountain. The materials chosen for this award-winning formal design blend seamlessly with the fully-restored historical façade of the museum behind. Reconstruction of the surrounding plaza space also included new asphalt block paving and benches, lighting, fencing, and planting beds laid out around the perimeter of the space.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
Low Flow Irrigation System + Advanced Tree Protection + Landscape Mitigation Measures + Native Plantings
New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library - Exterior Restoration Project
New York, NY
In anticipation of the New York Public Library’s Centennial celebrations, NV5 provided landscape restoration design services to repair and reconstruct the stairs, ramps, and raised plazas, and planting beds at the three approaches leading to the Library’s main entrance on 5th Avenue.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
Salvage/Reuse Existing Paving Materials + Low Flow Irrigation System
The New York Botanical Garden - Leon Levy Visitor Center
Bronx, NY
Working as a subconsultant to the late architect Hugh Hardy, NV5 designed the connecting open spaces and surrounding landscape of the Leon Levy Visitor Center at the New York Botanical Garden. The design centers around a 450-foot long central promenade paved with New York State, bluestone and lined with custom-designed steel planters, teak benches, low railings, bollard lighting. The promenade terminates at a reflecting pool with granite coping. The design also features an outdoor dining terrace and plant shop.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
Permeable Paving + Native Plantings + Low-Flow Irrigation + Stone Mulch Xeriscape
NY CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE AWARD
— Martin Filler, House & Garden
— Joseph Giovannini, New York Magazine
