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150 Charles creates a vision of weaving new development into the natural and historic environment of the West Village. Architecture and landscape are crafted to evoke a scale and texture characteristic of the neighborhood. The building, a careful composition of stacked volumes, incorporates an abandoned warehouse façade and creates a vibrant streetscape, preserving the neighborhood scale and connections to its historic past.
Through a relationship with Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC), Dirtworks Landscape Architecture assembled a team of professionals to develop and engineer a sustainable living shoreline, restoring almost nine acres and 2,600 linear feet of coastal salt marsh habitat. This action improves resiliency for existing wetlands, shorelines, and other sensitive habitat areas, while also restoring and establishing coastal salt marshes.
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Camphill is an innovative model of community-based elder care that creates an open and welcoming environment desirable to a wide community of elders and their families. Following an interactive dialogue with residents of a nearby Camphill Village, Dirtworks developed a site plan strategy to minimize site disturbance, capture the great views of the Hudson Valley landscape, and provide a framework for future expansion.
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The seemingly simple task of relocating the ticket office and expanding the toilet facilities presents an opportunity to create a space with distinct regional characteristics and contemporary value. The goal was to ensure that visitors gain a lasting impression of the venue through their experience. To achieve this, the design drew inspiration from the site’s prominent features—bamboo forests and canals. Photo: Hassell
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Carve imagined a small, vibrant village that is scaled down to a child’s size, designed to spark curiosity in both young and adults. From the outset, our team took a multi-age approach to the design, resulting in a one-of-a kind play village built from clusters of hexagonal plateaus and towers, where kids can explore and move from one tower to the next in a winding maze. Photo: McArthurGlenn
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In 2020, Carve was asked to design a play area in the historical Tophane Park. The exceptional setting, including a blend of ancient and contemporary structures such as the Ottoman baroque-style building, the Ottoman-style Mahmud-Han fountain and the modern museum and mall, quickly captivated and challenged our attention to create a playful as well as distinctive design. Photo: Playdium
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In looking for a sculptural form that is attractive for all age groups and at the same time serving as a meeting place, Carve designed an organically shaped sculpture that incorporates various play functions. By arranging the various functions in one object, the space around it is divided into three zones, redefining its surroundings. Photo: Marleen Beek.
By swapping sterile, clinical environments for a bright, welcoming setting, STARS recognises the benefits of exposure to natural light and access to green spaces. It also reflects evidence demonstrating the value of uninterrupted care – staying in the same place, seeing the same medical staff and feeling safe and familiar.
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This new ‘green heart’ of South Bank Parklands supports Brisbane’s leisure and recreation needs at a time when inner-city population growth is putting pressure on the city’s existing parks and public spaces. Visitors can relax and gather on the riverfront’s expansive events lawn, rainforest and subtropical pavilion, which replaces restaurants damaged in the 2011 floods.
Designed alongside the University of Melbourne’s leading academic researches in the fields of green roofs and urban horticulture, the Burnley Living Roofs provide purpose-built facilities for the University to continue pioneering research in green infrastructure.
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