PIER PLUMULE In botany, the Plumule is an embryonic shoot in a seed, waiting to germinate. In New York City, the Plumule is a dynamic living pier on the East River, compact, yet encoded with the logic of future growth. Modular and interconnecting, the pier network creates a recreational, ecological and educational field. The Plumule begins as five artificial intertidal islands with floating wetland plant species organized in a loose grid of fixed amenity-platforms. Throughout the school terms, floating campsites accommodate NYC’s fifth graders to participate in an overnight field trip. Floating vessels with planted trees, shrubs and herbs form fuzzy edges that transform in relation to the change of seasons and provide comfort for visitors. The Plumule also supports marine species underneath the platforms and provides pockets of winter ‘hibernation’. The ephemeral nature of the pier encourages exploration and discovery of both nature and self.
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