THE BATTERY BOSQUE
POSTED ON: 06.02.2007
The Battery Bosque is an award-winning waterfront park. The design features of the Bosque include a spiral shaped water feature based on the spiral of Archimedes, elliptical kiosks, and a new bench system, the River Bench, created by WXY.The Bosque fulfills The Battery's potential as a destination: full of natural abundance, with spaces to sit, eat, and play. It is a lushly planted porch to the vast acreage of New York's Inner Harbor.
POSTED ON: 03.05.2005
The kiosks were approved and lauded by the Art Commission as being elegant and modern additions to park architecture in the city. The prefabricated food kiosks are derived from a series of arcs, replicable, self-shaded and made of certified sustainably-harvested hardwood.
POSTED ON: 09.17.2007
WXY customized a new park bench system for the historic Battery Park. The benches were designed both to hold up to the punishing wear and tear of New York, using an absolutely minimal amount of material, as well as to create a new curvilinear park geometry.
POSTED ON: 09.17.2007
Park-goers are enjoying the new lunch kiosks at the Bosque.
POSTED ON: 06.02.2005
The Battery Bosque Fountain is up and functional, being enjoyed on its opening day.
POSTED ON: 07.24.2006
Plan of the Battery Bosque Fountain and the view at duskNEWS:
The Battery Bosque has been awarded 1st place in the Landscape category of the second annual International Design Awards Competition.To see the complete list of all the 2008 winners click here.
POSTED ON: 02.05.2009
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Fall is setting in at the Battery Bosque. Our friends at The Battery Conservancy have been documenting the change of seasons with some new photography by Ilana Marks.To see the new images of the Bosque click here.
POSTED ON: 10.27.2008
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The Battery Bosque is featured in The Louis Poulsen Magazine of Lighting and Architecture.To view a pdf of the article click here.
POSTED ON: 09.17.2007
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The Battery Bosque was awarded the 2006 Excellence on the Waterfront Top Honor Award as well as a ASLANY 2006 Design Award. The Battery Bosque also received an honor award for Landscape Architectural Design.To read more about the award click here.
POSTED ON: 07.15.2007
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In late summer, Chef Will Goldfarb of Room 4 Dessert will open Picnick in two lunch kiosks designed by WXY at the Battery Bosque. Revenues from the kiosks will benefit the Battery Conservancy, as well as a number of other charities.To read more click here.
POSTED ON: 05.21.2007
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The Battery Park Bosque is mentioned in Architectural Record Online.To read the article click here.
POSTED ON: 03.2007
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The Battery Bosque is featured in the first issue of O2 Magazine: The Riverhouse Guide to Healthy Living.To read the complete issue featuring the Battery Bosque click here.
POSTED ON: 01.2007
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The Battery Bosque Fountain was introduced as part of Castle Garden's 150th anniversary celebration in The New York Times.To read more click here.