TEARDROP PARK
NEW YORK, N.Y. DESIGNED MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH ASSOCIATES, INC. DIAGRAMS BY TYLER ELLISON IN L.A. 203 WINTER 2017 SCALE
BALANCE
MASS & VOID DETAIL
SPACES VEGETATION
1. TOPOGRAPHY + VEGETATION
2. FOCUS + PATHS
ELEVATED PLAY AREA EDGED BY VEGETATION
INTEGRATED PLAN
MULTIPLE PATHS CONVERGING AT NATURAL FOCAL ELEMENT
3. SPACE + EDGES
AREA SURROUNDED BY ELEVATED VEGETATION AND ROCK
4. WATER + SPACE
UNIQUE SPACE DEFINED BY WATER PLAY AND ROCK
5. PATHS + EDGE
LARGE WALL LINING PRIMARY PAHWAY THROUGH PARK
BUILT FORM
6. FOCUS + THRESHOLD
FOCUS WITHIN WALL A TRANSITION BETWEEN PARK
PATHS
SPACES
7. THRESHOLD + VEGETATION
VEGETATION ENCLOSES MAIN ENTRANCE INTO PARK
8. TOPOGRAPHY + EDGE
9. SPACE + VEGETATION
ELEVATED EDGE OVERLOOKS LARGE OPEN SPACE OPEN SPACE IN BOWL TOPOGRAPHY DEFINED BY SURROUNDING VEGETATION
10. THRESHOLD + TOPOGRAPHY
ENTRANCE TO PARK EDGED BY HIGH MOUND
EDGES
WATER LAND FORM
THRESHOLDS