NYC Aquarium & Public Waterfront
Located on the East River waterfront in Queens, this project is intended to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic environments and to help educate on the challenges the marine life and their habitats are currently facing. This area is part of a larger riverfront project that is expanding to incorporate housing, commercial and institutional programming.
*This project was inspired by an international design competition for an aquarium on the same site held in the spring of 2016.
Site Context
Aquarium Tank Filtration Pathways
Ground Level
Second Level
NW/SE Section Cut through East Channel
Exploration of Programming Adjacencies
Parti Diagram
Structural Diagram: Ground Floor - Second Floor
Structural Diagram: Second Floor - Roof
Program Distribution: Ground Floor
Program Distribution: Second Floor
Public vs. Private: Ground Floor
Public vs. Private: Second Floor
Served vs. Service Spaces: Ground Floor
Served vs. Service Spaces: Second Floor