Greenpoint a sector of Brooklyn, New York is currently experiencing a commercial and residential development where factories used to serve in the industrial era. Firehouse station 212 will resides in the Bushwick park area where it would be accessible to oversee the upper-coming neighborhood. Station 212 consist of a perspectival visual linkage between Manhattan and Greenpoint’s Bushwick Park. The building utilizes a horizontal thin concrete cladding that accentuate and guides the perception of the user. The concrete cladding emphasize a continuous envelope, yet, allowing the building to experience a shard-like movement. Glass illustrates areas where voids are utilized to maximize the visualization towards New York City. The shape of the building allows the movement of the user to experience different fragmentation in the interior and exterior. In the interior, space is connected by an atrium surrounded by glass wall that blocks, yet, allows the connection to the programs. The building’s shape correlates towards a strong view to NYC yet receiving a warm welcome from Greenpoint neighborhood.

Photograph by: Stinging Eyes