But the folks at JCFO took a forward-thinking approach when it came to other pieces of the design, notably the inevitability of rising tides at its waterfront location. (Another notable feature of the Artifact Walk: its impressive views of the Manhattan skyline.)Įlsewhere, bits and pieces of refinery equipment have been salvaged and dot the landscape, including more tanks and old screw conveyers. Several cranes that previously occupied the site remain, and have been painted in the park’s signature turquoise other repurposed remnants include columns from the refinery building, and enormous tanks that were used during the refining process. Though this is an entirely new park, there are elements that bring in the site’s past-notably along Artifact Walk, an elevated catwalk that stretches over five blocks. On the left, the Domino Sugar Factory site in 2011 on the right, Domino Park today. (One of the buildings, a rental at 325 Kent Avenue, opened last year.) That’s still in effect to this day, with the public park as one piece of the larger puzzle. But after developer Two Tree purchased the site in 2012-which came after previous, much-derided plans for the complex were proposed and aborted-they brought on SHoP to rework a master plan for the site. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, known for its work on the High Line and Cornell Tech, the waterfront park is-like many urban open spaces these days-purpose-built for a variety of uses, all while nodding to the site’s industrial past.Ī brief history of how we got here: Operations at the refinery ceased in 2004, and the complex sat unused for years, with many intrepid urban explorers finding their way inside to document the crumbling buildings. Four new buildings are on the way, as is a renovation of the massive factory building that once produced more sugar than any other place in the world.īut before those pieces come to fruition, the megaproject’s first major public-facing component will debut: Domino Park, a six-acre green space that hugs the edge of the development, opens on June 10. Photography is by Marcella Winograd courtesy of Domino Park.A dramatic shift is underway on the Williamsburg waterfront: The ruins of the former Domino Sugar Refinery, a neighborhood landmark since the 19th century, are in the process of being transformed into an 11-acre megaproject. Other designs to encourage social distancing in parks include a picnic blanket by Paul Cocksedge and a fibreglass frame for two people to sit inside by SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli.
"The local neighbourhood, which previously had the lowest park-to-person ratio in the city, now has direct access to the Williamsburg waterfront that previously locked the community out for over 150 years," said the park. The park itself measures six acres (2.4 hectares) and includes a children's playground, interactive water designs, a volleyball court, a taco shop with an outdoor dining area, and several areas to sit with chaise lounges and benches.Ī variety of plantings and artefacts like former sugar refining equipment are interspersed throughout, communicating the property's industrial past. The former sugar factory on-site, and which was abandoned for years, is currently being overhauled into a new office and commercial complex.
It is part of a large-scale scheme to revitalise the property once owned and by Domino Sugar for over a century.
Related story Paul Cocksedge designs social-distancing picnic blanket for life after lockdownĭomino Park was completed in 2018 by local landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations and developer Two Trees Management.
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