Superkilen is divided into three color-coded areas, each with a distinct atmospheric and functional condition: the large and expansive red square which serves as an extension of the adjacent sports hall offering a range of recreational and cultural activities; the black square as the heart of the Superkilen where locals can meet by the Moroccan fountain or a game of chess; and a linear green stretch as a natural meeting place for large-scale sports activities with vantage points over the surroundings.
The furniture of any place or area can have a special attraction for a specific audience; But in the face of disproportion or the presence of an unexpected phenomenon, it fades and remains unaffected. For example, the suitability of a space to install a beautiful park bench will have a special appearance and meaning and a special function, so that when a park bench is installed near a building or a tourist attraction, the tourist will first reduce the speed, then Invitation to rest and eventually forced and required to pay attention to the desired area.
The site is laid out as a grid of , x , meter squares, creating one continuous pixelated surface. As a topographic map the surface is morphed to form a terraced landscape of towers, accommodating . m housing, hotel, offices and shops. The project becomes an accumulation of individual niches and outdoor spaces forming a collective organic architecture a Scandinavian high rise typology incorporating the human scale, the rationality and flexibility of Danish building tradition.
Students, professors, staff, and visitors will be able to access the new center from two main entrances at the ground floor and the first floor located at different elevations due to the north-south slope of the campus. Students entering through the south side will be met by a cafe and the open auditorium’s grand staircase that leads up towards the atrium. The full-height atrium with open spaces invite collaborative activity embodying both the architectural and educational approach of the center.
The . mile project area is located within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -year floodplain and spans from Montgomery Street to East th Street. The ESCR project is designed to protect and improve the resiliency of the large and diverse residential community of more than , New Yorkers, including approximately , NYCHA residents. ESCR will also offer protection to critical infrastructure including a major pump station and an electrical substation that powers much of Lower Manhattan as well as numerous local schools and libraries.