Queens Plaza
Long Island City, New York

All site stormwater is filtered through subsurface wetlands and median plantings. Michael Singer worked with us to create a system of permeable pavers that can manage and filter stormwater through plantings, or serve as hard walking surfaces. The benches designed by Marpilleo Pollak and Michael Singer bring the language of the ground-plane landscape into relief. Queens Plaza redefines the idea of nature in the city, integrating infrastructure, art and ecology. The project is one of the first to follow the City’s High-Performance Infrastructure Guidelines. It also received a 2008 AIA NY merit award.