Financed by the Howard Hughes Corporation and designed by our friends at SHoP Architects, with landscape architecture (including outdoor furniture) by our friends at James Corner Field Operations, the Pier 17 revitalization is nearing completion after 4 years of planning and construction. A 300,K SqFt mall and public space, the plan has experienced a number of revisions since it was originally presented to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The roof of the mall is now covered in pavers and designed with a view towards flexibility; the design features planters which can be moved to accommodate larger crowds, as well as a freight elevator which allows food trucks onto the roof directly from the adjacent FDR parkway; the roof can accommodate 3,400 standing guests. The mall is structured as a series of buildings within building, which in their design and implementation utilized materials paying homage to the pier’s natural heritage: sustainably harvested tropical hardwood, corrugated zinc sheets and tiles.
