New public plaza Domino Square opens on the Williamsburg waterfront
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The Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg gained more park space this week. Domino Square, a one-acre public plaza between the new condo One Domino Square and the office building The Refinery at Domino, has officially opened. Designed as a civic space by landscape architecture firm Field Operations, the new plaza offers community events and programming year-round, from salsa nights and farmers markets to an ice skating rink, the first to ever open on Williamsburg’s waterfront.
As the final piece of Domino Park, which opened in 2018, the new space measures 33,000 square feet, or about a full city block, according to developer Two Trees Management.
Domino Square features a bowl-like interior with a lifted edge with plantings and tiered seating. The southwest corner offers more intimate seating shaped by raised planting beds, along with a new overlook facing the rest of the park and the Williamsburg Bridge.
Studio Casdena designed a retail arcade made from a series of cast-in-place concrete piers along the street edge that frame the spaces and create entry points to the park.
Two Trees Management has announced the debut of One Domino Square, located on the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn.
The project, which sits near the Williamsburg Bridge at 8 South 4th Street, is the first residential skyscraper by Selldorf Architects, and consists of interconnecting 55- and 39-story tower clad in porcelain tiles.
“The completion of One Domino Square is a joyful event for us. Seeing the residential high rise completed with its strong presence on the skyline and yet nimbly connecting and contributing to the surrounding park and to the streets on the ground is meaningful,” said Annabelle Selldorf in a news release. “Large windows maximize views and bring the ever-changing sky into both homes and amenity spaces. The unique views across Williamsburg and the river are truly immersive from every location and direction in the building.”
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Some alterations to Site B, and a different look....
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Yes, I was looking forward to the other version, but these should be fine. Waiting for some updated renderings.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
I'm fine with this. We are spoiled if we think the sky is falling because the original bridged design isn't going to happen. It was probably never going to happen.
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I'm fine with this. We are spoiled if we think the sky is falling because the original bridged design isn't going to happen. It was probably never going to happen.
I don't know about the "was probably never going to happen" part. Nothing about this development suggests it wouldn't have happened. It's all pretty much according to plan.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
I don't know about the "was probably never going to happen" part. Nothing about this development suggests it wouldn't have happened. It's all pretty much according to plan.
You might be right... I've just long thought the Site B rendering was a bit of a tease and we were likely to see something value engineered.
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Alterations and all I'm glad this long term vision is being seen to its end. That's more than can be said about other mega projects in this city. Not going to name names.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
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