近日，纽约市公园专员Sue Donoghue、纽约市住房保护和发展部(HPD)专员Adolfo Carrión Jr.，皇后区自治市主席Donovan Richards、纽约州议员Khaleel Anderson，以及纽约市议员Selvena Brooks-Powers在皇后区的Rockaway共同庆祝了新的Arverne East自然保护和欢迎中心的开幕。

Last week, NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr., Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, New York State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson, and New York City Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers in Rockaway, Queens to celebrate the opening of the new Arverne East Nature Preserve and Welcome Center.

▼项目概览，overall of the project © Albert Vecerka/Esto

▼远景，viewing the project at distance © Albert Vecerka/Esto

全新的欢迎中心是一处灵活的会议和社区空间，将周围的社区和附近的公共交通连接到保护区和海滩。该中心将容纳一个带有面向附近海滩露台的多功能社区会议室，以及支持纽约市公园城市公园护林员项目和反饥饿运动（TCAH）的办公室，这是一家总部位于布鲁克林的非营利组织，运营着中心附近1.5英亩的城市农场；此外，项目场地中，还规划了公园维修人员基地；以及为公园设备和当地非营利组织“Rockaways可持续发展与公平倡议”(RISE)提供存储空间，该组织经营着邻近的原生植物苗圃和探索花园；还有不分性别的公共厕所。

▼场地中的自然景观，natural landscape of the site © Albert Vecerka/Esto

▼建筑外观，exterior view of the project © Albert Vecerka/Esto

设计促进了建筑与其他用户和周围景观的公共互动。主要楼层被抬高到地面之上，以保护结构免受海岸洪水的侵袭，宽敞的外廊环绕在建筑主体周围，既是主要的流通空间，也是海滩游客和中心访客的社交催化剂。在建筑的南侧，一个面向海洋的大型露台将社区会议室延伸到有半户外的门廊中，该会议室向公众开放，可供人们直接使用或自行布置，并可以在线预订，从而真正实现向大众开放，并从多个方向为人们提供美丽的沿海景观视野。

The design of the building facilitates communal interaction with both other users and the surrounding landscape. The primary level – elevated above the ground to protect it from coastal flooding – is entirely encircled by a wide, sheltered porch, which serves as the main circulation space as well as a social catalyst for beachgoers and visitors. At the south side of the building, a large, ocean-facing terrace extends the community meeting room – which is open to the public for use or programming, and can be reserved online – into the covered porch, enabling open access and offering scenic views of the coastal landscape from multiple directions.

▼坡道与外廊，ramp and porch © Albert Vecerka/Esto

建筑内部由闭环地热系统进行供暖和降温，屋顶上一系列太阳能板能够发电，为低收入的社区居民提供额外的能源。建筑外立面采用了当地采购的fsc认证硬木，这些硬木未经处理，会在海滩环境中自然老化、变灰。温暖的木制板条延伸到室内，落地玻璃窗与大面积的天窗营造出明亮舒适的环境，创造出友好热情的空间氛围，此外，游客们也可以通过坡道和楼梯进入建筑。该中心内包含了HPD建造的第一个不分性别的公共厕所。

A closed-loop geothermal system provides heating and cooling, while a prominent rooftop solar array generates power and will eventually provide additional energy to low-income neighborhood residents. The building is clad in locally sourced, FSC-certified hardwood, which was left untreated to naturally age and gray in the beach environment. Warm timber slatting that extends to the interiors, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and generous skylights welcome visitors into the space, which is also accessible via ramps and stairs, and contains the first non-gendered public restrooms built by HPD.

▼室内概览，overall of interior © Albert Vecerka/Esto

▼温暖的木制板条延伸到室内，warm timber slatting that extends to the interiors © Albert Vecerka/Esto

欢迎中心的东侧，是由RISE经营的一座本地植物苗圃，苗圃中种植了适合当地的本地植物幼苗和树苗，以支持自然保护区、沙丘和其他沿海地区的持续植被恢复。同样，在中心东侧，由TCA运营的城市农场将通过向社区提供营养丰富的当地农产品和劳动力培训项目，重点解决Rockaway地区的粮食安全问题。大Rockaway海岸恢复计划和欢迎中心共同努力，致力于为当地提供相互关联的社会和空间基础设施，以优先考虑当地的声音，发展本地生态为宗旨，并培养长期的社区管理人才。

To the east of the Welcome Center, RISE will operate a native plant nursery, raising locally-adapted native plant seedlings and saplings to support ongoing revegetation of the nature preserve, dunes, and other coastal areas. Also to the east, the urban farm operated by TCA will focus on combating food insecurity in the Rockaways by providing the community with nutritious local produce and workforce training programs. Together, the Greater Rockaway Coastal Resilience Plan and the Welcome Center work to provide the interconnected social and spatial infrastructure needed to prioritize local voices, grow native ecologies, and cultivate long-term community-based stewardship.

▼外廊，porch © Albert Vecerka/Esto

“Arverne East中心将为当地带来一系列期待已久的社区资源，进一步支持Rockaway半岛中部和东部地区的经济复兴，并为可持续和有弹性的发展树立新的标准”，L+M development Partners董事总经理Sara Levenson表示，“我们感谢合作伙伴坚定不移的努力，帮助我们使这里焕发生机。”

“Arverne East will provide a host of long-awaited neighborhood resources, further support the economic revitalization of the central and eastern sections of the Rockaway Peninsula, and set a new standard for sustainable and resilient development,” said Sara Levenson, Managing Director at L+M Development Partners. “We appreciate the unwavering efforts of our partners in helping us to bring this site to life.”

Building Programming:

NYC Parks Ranger Command

NYC Parks M+O Office

Gender Neutral Restrooms

TCAH Office Space

Community Room that is open to all for use

and programming

Storage space: NYC Parks, TCAH, RISE

CLIENT: L+M Development Partners LLC

STATUS: Completed 2024

LOCATION: Queens, NY

CLIENT: Sara Levenson, LEED AP BD+C

L+M Development Partners LLC

(212) 233-0495 x148

PROJECT UNITY: Construction Services

TEAM:

ME Engineers

VHB

Desimone Consulting Engineers

MEP + Lighting

Starr Whitehouse Landscape

Architects and Planners PLLC

AWARDS 2023 AIANYS Design Awards,

Award of Merit, Arverne East

Multi-Purpose Building

PRESS AIA New York

Architectural Record

PHOTO © Albert Vecerka/Esto