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Conference House Park Pavilion

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Small Architecture

Firm LocationNew York, United States

CompanySage and Coombe Architects

Lead ArchitectJennifer Sage FAIA and Peter Coombe AIA

Design TeamSage and Coombe Architects (Architect); Severud Associates (Structural Engineer); JFK&M Consulting Group (MEP/Fp Engineer); MKW + Associates (Landscape Architect); Langan (Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer); Toscano Clements Taylor (Cost Estimator); WWC Contracting (Contractor); Project Team: Jennifer Sage FAIA,Peter Coombe AIA, Kit Yan, Andrew Kao AIA, Munjer Hashim, Russell Einbinder

ClientNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Conference House Park Pavilion is a unique gathering place looking out upon Raritan Bay. Composed of yellow cedar and polycarbonate gutters, the Pavilion’s roof features an intentionally limited palette. It is an effortless, simple form—each beam has a common elevation on the north side but is rotated about that point to create a dynamic shape that reads differently as one moves through the space. Reusing the existing pile structure from the demolished pavilion it replaced, the Conference House Park Pavilion is a testament to the power of public, sustainable architecture to inspire.