UNstudio: new amsterdam plein & pavilion - now open

'new amsterdam plein & pavilion' by UNstudio in manhattan, new york
image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio


the 'new amsterdam plein & pavilion' by amsterdam-based UNstudio has officially opened to
the public in battery park, new york. commissioned by the battery conservancy and developed in
collaboration with the parks department and department of transportation, the project was conceived
to generate a new 'outdoor living room' that will host a variety of impromptu and scheduled activities,
public markets, a visitor information center, and more.



exterior view
image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio


hosted by the peter minuit plaza, a new public intersect for recreation, culture, and transportation,
the 465 m2 pavilion houses regional organic food by merchants market, as well as the alliance for
downtown new york's visitor information booth. featuring four pinwheel-like wings, the sculptural
design utilizes a continuous surface skin that seemingly 'melts' around the form to become both
roof and walls. completely glazed faces open up in a rotational fashion, allowing the pavilion to
low a multitude of colours during the night.

to read more on the project, click here for our previous coverage of the pavilion.



glazed face
image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio



photo by carlos alcocer sola



night view
image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio



image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio



image courtesy UNstudio
photo by james d'addio



physical model



architect's sketch



diagram



site map


project info:

design team: ben van berkel, caroline bos with wouter de jonge,
christian veddeler and kyle miller, jan schellhoff, wesley lanckriet, arndt willert

executive architect: handel architects, new york - gary handel, d. blake middleton,
stephen matkovits, mark morris

lighting design and structural, mechanical,
electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering: buro happold