Transforming a city sanitation facility into a shared space integrated with the public

Hudson RISE (Raised Integral Surface Experience) is an urban-scaled promenade and green space which provides the community with a new 85,000 square feet landscaped terrain and new means to connect between many current and future large-scaled neighborhood institutions. The landscape promenade lifts off Spring Street, as the roof-scape of a new Department of Sanitation garage. RISE features three uniquely programmed plateaus, botanical, cultural and recreational, accessed in a series of ADA accessible green pathways. The first is a botanical garden and playground, accessed directly off Spring Street. The second features the Sun Hill, an elevated grass knoll for picnicking, concerts and watching movies projected onto the vertical extension to the existing DSNY facility. The final plateau is a recreational facility, café and swimming pool that continues with a walkable connection to the rooftop of the St. John’s Center and the programs developed there.