Little Island, New York City, NY (2013)

Artist/Designer: Heatherwick Studios

Project Location: New York, New York

Figure 1: Little Island General View ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Angela Weiss, Getty Images )

Figure 2: Little Island Amphitheatre ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Timothy Schenck )

Figure 3: General Plan, Spring ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Figure 4: General Plan, Summer ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Figure 5: General Plan, Fall ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Figure 6: General Plan, Winter ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Figure 7: General Pier, Section A-A ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Figure 8: General Pier, Section B-B ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Heatherwick Studios )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Concrete

Function(s):
No Function Assigned.

Related Website(s):

Heatherwick Studios Website | Accessed : May 5, 2022

Little Island Website | Accessed : May 5, 2022

Architectural Review | Accessed : May 5, 2022

The New York Times Article | Accessed : May 12, 2022

ArchDaily | Accessed : May 5, 2022

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2013

Additional Information:
Publications, Texts in Print:
Block, India. "Little Island designed to create "the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind" says Thomas Heatherwick." Dezeen, May 27, 2021. https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/27/thomas-heatherwick-little-island-interview/.
Cutieru, Andreea. "Heatherwick Studio's Little Island Creates an Artificial Landscape above the Hudson River." ArchDaily, May 26, 2021. ISSN 0719-8884. https://www.archdaily.com/962288/heatherwick-studios-little-island-creates-an-artificial-landscape-above-the-hudson-river.
Elissaveta M Brandon. "In too deep: Little Island in New York City, US by Heatherwick Studio." Architectural Review, October 11, 2021. https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/in-too-deep-little-island-in-new-york-city-us-by-heatherwick-studio.
Kimmelman, Michael. "A New $260 Million Park Floats on the Hudson. It’s a Charmer." The New York Times, May 20, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/arts/little-island-barry-diller.html.
"Little Island Park / Heatherwick Studio + MNLA." ArchDaily, May 27, 2021, ISSN 0719-8884, https://www.archdaily.com/962374/little-island-park-heatherwick-studio.

Building Address:
Pier55 in Hudson River Park West 13th Street, New York, New York, United States

Significant Dates:
Construction: 2013-2021

Supporting Staff, Designers:
Group Leader: Mat Cash.
Project Leader: Paul Westwood, Neil Hubbard.
Studio Team: Sofia Amodio, Simona Auteri, Jordan Bailiff, Einar Blixhavn, Mark Burrows, Mat Cash, Darragh Casey, Jorge Xavier Méndez-Cáceres, John Cruwys, Antoine van Erp, Alex Flood, Michal Gryko, Hayley Henry, Ben Holmes, Ben Jacobs, Stepan Martinovsky, Simon Ng, Wojtek Nowak, Hannah Parker, Giovanni Parodi, Luke Plumbley, Jeff Powers, Enrique Pujana, Akari Takebayashi, Ondrej Tichý, Ahira Sanjeet, Charles Wu, Meera Yadave.
Collaborators: Arup, Charcoal Blue, Steven Daldry, Scott Rudin, Kate Horton, MNLA, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, Hunter Roberts Construction Group.

Tags: park, public space, performance space, contemporary, biomimicry, new york

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