Pier 57
New York City, USA
- SARA National - Design Award 2022


Text description provided by the architects. Originally designed by American architect and civil engineer Emil Praeger in the early 1950’s, Pier 57 was the largest dock ever built by the City of New York. It was completed in 1954, built by the New York City Marine and Aviation Department. The pier served as a shipping terminal for a number of years before succumbing to the decline in the city’s maritime industry. It served as a parking garage for the city’s buses for three decades, and had been vacant since 2003. In 2004 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2011 a team was engaged to lead the renovation and restoration of the pier into a new mixed-use destination, and it now includes 320,000 sq. ft. of office space, two performance venues, and a 100-seat capacity restaurant and tasting room. Retail anchors the ground floor, and the rooftop has been transformed into an 80,000 sq. ft. public park with an outdoor screening venue.
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The façade of the pavilion is made of channel glass, which helps the structure glow as a gem within the park, while a sliding wall opens up to bring the park into the building.


