Washington Heights Streetscapes
Client
CLOTH (Community League of the Heights)
CLOTH is a community development organization supporting the neighborhood of Washington Heights
Project Brief
Part of Design Advocates’ work with the Neighborhoods Now initiative, a D/A team was asked to assist local retailers in developing a streetscape protection and display elements to allow retail small businesses safely open outdoors and in vacant interior storefronts.
Design Approach
The design proposals used off-the-shelf elements and systems like milk crates, PVC piping, metal shelving, and greenhouse kits that could be easily acquired or purchased and assembled without the need for skilled labor.
Home Depot is prepared to donate these elements to retailers who want to employ these systems.
Design Advocates Team
Abruzzo Bodziak Architects: Emily Abruzzo, Page Comeaux
Barker Associates Architecture Office: Alexandra Barker, Lisa Kuhn, Yuchen Zhang
Overlay Office: Abigail Coover, Kerry Garikes
Parc Office: Will Prince, Suzanne Agbayani, John Vogt
Smith Sauer: Joe Smith, Dylan Sauer
Partners
Arup: Zach Postone
Woods Bagot: David Brown, Ricardo Carillo, Jennifer Pehr
Stantec: Gary Sorge, Gloria Lau, April Schneider
Gensler: Oliver Schaper, Kate Watson, Claire Kang
Neighborhoods Now
Project Dates & Status
STUDY
July, 2020-Present
Streetscape Elements
Vacant Storefront Popups
