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Towards the waterfront A leap towards an active and divers waterfront usage has been initiated by the Bloomberg Administration by transferring waste by barges outside the city instead of by long-haul trucks in this way limiting environmental and financial harm conflicted by these trucks. East River Exchange is designed to be able to deal with the next step of a waste management cycle by incorporating recycled materials into the process, hence avoiding empty transport of the carriers. The superposition of a recyclables/waste transfer station, a business hotel and a naval entrance to the Yard provides for an intense internal and external, visual and physical exchange which is reflected by the openness of the architecture itself. SECTION 01 Ferry deck - dumping platform - business hotel SCHEME 01 Proposed waste - recyclables system New face to the Brooklyn Navy Yard The present-day economical situation has left its mark on the Navy Yard. The once vibrant marine base has turned into a fragmented industrial site home to mainly small scale creative/tech companies. As a consequence, the water oriented yard has turned its back towards the waterfront leaving the infrastructure on the water’s edge to deteriorate. Furthermore, the different tenants require distinctive needs and external expertise. By plugging the Navy Yard into the East River Ferry network there is also met with the poor public transport accessibility of the Yard. Combining the facilities of the ferry stop with an extended stay hotel intended for business expats, a space of daily interaction and exchange has been set up. Additionally, the prime location in the vicinity of Lower East Side Manhattan provides for a strong asset in awareness from and for the Yard. Against the background of the post-industrial city a recent tendency of -unilateral- riverside development is taking place: industrial zoned hardscapes are becoming home to “soft” urban users and usages. In opposition to this trend the design is the manifestation of the accumulation of a wide range of scales and program into the versatile, productive and resilient waterfront development of a deteriorating pier. 4 3 2 1 consumer marine waste transfer station recycling factory collected compressed sorted & recycled 1 2 3 4 5 10 2 5 3 4 7 6 8 9 1 1 2 4 3 5 East River Exchange educational cultural waste transfer station manufacturing ferry recycling centre park hotel Brooklyn Navy Yard 1 5 3 2 4 access platform waste tipping floor business / extended stay hotel office building storage 1 5 3 2 4 ferry landing ticket office / info / hotel check-in 33 m2 hotel unit 21 m2 hotel unit communal facilities 1 3 2 4 ticket office / info / hotel check-in changing rooms / sanitation canteen / office break room control room / administration EAST RIVER EXCHANGE Versatile revitalization of a Navy Yard pier IMAGE 04 View of the ferry landing IMAGE 03 Dumping platform IMAGE 02 Business hotel with framing views towards the Lower East Side of Manhattan FIG 01 Overview FIG 02 Waste/recycables circulation FIG 03 Public circulation FIG 04 Structure FIG 05 Office Building SECTION 02 unloading bay - storage - Navy Yard access MAP 01 East River Exchange is only one node in a broader network of multi-use and divers productive waterfront devel- opment. 1 5 3 8 2 6 4 9 10 7 access ramp weighbridge feeder pre-load compacter and storage buffer deodorizer/ dust collector barge mooring zone unloading bay storage sorting bay truck loading bay
