Pier 11: Arrival + Departure
This project
for a building at the threshold of the city and its waterfront provides a
permeable edge for East River water-based infrastructure. The structure is
conceived of as a north barrier/edge to the open field of the pier surface,
and is clipped to one side of the surface plane to provide a clear open space
to the river. The space of the pier is kept intentionally free of objects:
functional equipment intended for the terminal operations are placed along
the perimeter; and highway lighting defines the space instead of filling it.
