Article source: Ju-Hyun Kim

Re-Imagining Seward Park Redevelopment (SPURA) on the Lower East Side, New York

Recent news coverage for the 7-acre parcel, Manhattan’s biggest undeveloped,  publicly owned development site south of 96th Street, has provided the chance to contemplate many important urban issues.

Firstly, are we taking full advantage of this great opportunity to develop a vast land in the heart of Manhattan, or just limiting our imagination under current NYC zoning resolution (which is 50 years old)? Secondly, is the hot debate over big box retailers heading to the right direction?

Perspective

• Architects: Ju-Hyun Kim, AIA
• Project: Manhattan Mountain
• Location: Seward Park Urban Renewal Site(SPURA) in Lower East Side, New York
• Project Area: 7 Acre
• Year: 2012
• Type: Speculative Research
• Collaborators: Euno Cho, Bohyun Kim, Kyu O Kim
• Software used: Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Vray.

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