Sunset Pavilion was developed through the Parsons Design Workshop, a graduate architecture studio that combines design and construction with service to communities. Founded in 1998, the workshop provides practical experience through projects created in collaboration with nonprofit and public partners.
In 2014, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation selected the Sunset Park Recreation Center and Pool in Brooklyn for a Design Workshop project. The resulting pavilions provided dedicated changing and storage spaces for pool visitors while allowing the recreation center’s indoor spaces to support community programs throughout the year.
Photography: Albert Vecerka / ESTO.
The pavilions give pool visitors private places to change and store their belongings. Moving these functions outside the recreation center allows its indoor spaces to support community programs throughout the year.
Photography: Albert Vecerka / ESTO.
The pavilion walls draw on the colors and rhythms of the historic building’s facade. Their placement and height preserve daylight within the recreation center while introducing a new layer to the site.
Photography: Albert Vecerka / ESTO.
Photography: Albert Vecerka / ESTO.
Collaborators: Alfred Zollinger, Joel Stoehr, Stephanie Cramer, Eric Feuster, Danielle Bowler, Felipe Colin Jr., Kristina Cowger, Marcus Kanters, Priscila Romano, Jennifer Hindeland, Derick Brown, Jelisa Blumberg, Jo Garst, Sabrina Plum.
Photography: Albert Vecerka / ESTO.