Southpoint New York
Merten on September 5th, 2007 in Architecture, English, Heritage, Merten Nefs, Wastelands
Competition entry by Merten Nefs for Southpoint, from Ruin to Rejuvenation (January 2006, project Jury selected for exhibition at AIA New York). The project foresaw re-use of the abandoned hospital and urban wasteland of Roosevelt Island, located in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. Two wings of the ruin – currently without floors and occupied by trees and other wild vegetation – are maintained as patios of the new Arts Center. A public square is proposed to connect the Arts Center with a future theatre and ferry port. The existing inclined waste deposit is upgraded to amfitheatre for outside events.
www.aiany.org/committees/emerging/competition/Southpoint/
