Far Rockaway, New York Competition, 2013
Designed as Mithun / Solomon with Studio V
John Ellis Urban Designer with Anne Torney, Mohammad Momin, Deb Guenther, with Jay Valgora of Studio V.
The Far Roc Ideas Competition was sponsored by the New York Center for Architecture following Super Storm Sandy in 2012 to explore ideas for creating resilient communities along Rockaway’s vulnerable shoreline. The project proposed sustainable and resiliency strategies to address storm surges from the Atlantic and back flow flooding from Jamaica Bay. Dune restoration and green creek corridors were proposed. The plan consisted of a mixed-use neighborhood with a range of residential building types. New community facilities are proposed next to the elevated Subway Station.
Plan showing the two new neighborhoods separated by green drainage corridors.
Aerial view showing the green surge corridors to allow back-flow flooding from Jamaica Bay to drain to the Ocean.
Aerial view of the mixed-use neighborhood showing the street and block pattern.
Section across the site showing the sequence from the dunes to Jamaica Bay.
Sections showing the new elevations with fill to raise the new ground level and avoid future storm surges.
Transit and Views.
Storm water drainage and Wind protection.
Open space and pedestrian ways from transit to the beach.
Aerial view of the proposed development.