Are you stoked about the new rooftop park at Pier 57? We know we are.
Oh, you didn't know it was going down like that? Shame on you.
The new rooftop park is set to reinvigorate the long dormant pier, and new plans for the park have just been revealed. So we're basically jumping out of our skin with excitement.
The park will operate on both ends of the energy exertion spectrum, hosting both serene escapes and pandemoniums like film screenings and workout classes.
"If you're drunk and ready to party, it's great; if you're not, it's an assault," said Jean Daniel Noland, land use committee chair.
The pier's arrangement was further restricted by its designation as a "historic pier;" meaning it can't have trees on the roof, shaded structures, nor green visible from certain angles.
At a meeting on Thursday, according to Curbed NY, YoungWoo & Associates and RXR Realty demonstrated they could cater to all these seemingly discordant interests with their updated design of Pier 57 (dubbed "SuperPier").
Greg Clancy of RXR said the planters surrounding the East Pavilion would be covered in a woody material to absorb sound, and that RXR's hired an acoustic consultant to help with the sound design process.
RXR used planter islands to hurdle the "green" boundary, as they're deep and wide enough to double as seating, and vegetated walls in addition to a traditional lawn.
Now, the pier's new plans include 13,399 square-feet of green space - over 3,000 square-feet more than the original proposal. The vegetated walls will be alive with Fallopia, Clematis, and Hydrangea plants, all three of which bloom at different times throughout the year.

Via Curbed
RXR hurdled the shade restriction, too, by proposing moveable shades made of sail-like material, whose shape could be contorted by park officials. Visitors will also be able to insert mini-shades into concrete seating at 60 different points throughout the park.
The pier will also have wooden stadium seating, which Clancy described as "inspired by movie theater design." The TriBeca Film Festival will eventually use these for film screenings.
There will also be a restaurant pavilion at the center of the park, encased in a glass enclosure. The pavilion will be outfitted with LED lighting on its ceiling and under its seats to create a "moon lighting" effect.
Have an opinion on the park's design? Excellent. Hudson River Park Trust is in charge of the environmental review of Pier-57's redevelopment and they'll be holding a public hearing this fall, which will be proceeded by a 60-day comment period.
No matter what winds up happening, though, we're extremely stoked to have a new, gorgeous park to chill in.
Add another item to the checklist of why New York City is absolutely magnificent.
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[via Curbed NY]

