BUILDING 1st FLOOR SQFT BUILDING 2nd FLOOR SQFT OUTDOOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CENTERS SQFT

Entry / Check-In 400 After School Room 1500 4 Handball Courts 2100Multipurpose Room 1400 Parks Offices 1500 6 Half / 3 Full Basketball Courts 14000Community Support Area 600 Meeting Room 300 Large Skatepark 10000Pool Equipment 300 Cardio Room 700 Wet Children's Playground 3500Lifeguard Locker 300 Weight Room 1100 Dry Children's Playground 3500First Aid Station 200 Gym 3000 Amphitheater 13000Security 200 Restrooms - Men's 450 The Steps 5600Changing Rooms - Men's 750 Restrooms - Women's 450Changing Rooms - Women's 750Computer Center 1100

WATER_WORKS

GO

WA

NU

S

CA

NA

L

RH-034

RECREATION CENTER AND SITE

TR

EA

TM

EN

TCLEAN WATER

STORM SURGE

RH-034

UNDERGROUND EMERGENCY OVERFLOW

MEDIATION OF CANAL FLOOD WATERS

5 Million Gallons

8 MillionGallons

Sludge Filtration / Compactor Sedimentation TankPrimary Sedimentation Tank Natural Plant Filtration / DigesterSkimming Tank Fine Filtration / Output

1ST FLOOR 2ND FLOOR

0139

0’ 50’ 100’

0’ 50’ 100’

0’ 50’ 100’

0’ 60’ 90’

0’ 125’ 250’

2nd floor1st floor 2nd floor1st floor

ADA Ramp

Pool Deck

Amphitheater / Open Playground

Green Area

Playground Playground

DeepPool

Skatepark

Skatepark

MechanicalHandball Courts

Handball Courts

Pool /Rink

Building Basketball Courts

Galvanized Crochet Screen

N

A - PASSIVE TREATMENT LONGITUDINAL SECTION

B - RECREATION SITE CROSS SECTION

C - RECREATION SITE CROSS SECTION

STORM SURGE OVERFLOW DIAGRAMRH-034 OVERFLOW CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT DIAGRAM

D - RECREATION SITE LONGITUDINAL SECTION

SITE PLAN

A

B

CBA

CD

The proposed design of the Gowanus Recreational Community Center is an eco-friendly passive system for cleansing the outflow from the RH-034 outlet and a reservoir capable of mitigating 100 year storm surges while creating a peaceful oasis of green space and water recreation for the neighborhood.

Recent weather events have proven that the New York City area is becoming more prone to the impact of global climate change. The borough of Brooklyn has been drastically affected by Hurricane Sandy and the area around the Gowanus Canal was no different. In order to mitigate the contamination of the canal via the RH-034 outlet a passive containment and treatment system has been placed at the head of the canal. Through the various passive screens and filters, the overflow effluent moves from one container to another within the passive system. Flora and bacteria will are used throughout the system to help clean the effluent, thus resulting in the final output of clean water which empties into the canal. This passive system treats the outflow at the source of the canal rather than expending the energy to pump it to the Red Hook Treatment Plant. The design mediates the odors through passive air filters and the planting of highly fragrant plants on the facilities roof and surroundings which can be tended to by neighbors of the canal and the Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus.

With the increased frequency of strong storms and hurricanes making landfall in the North East, areas such as Long Island Sound and the Gowanus Canal need to address the influx of storm surges and flood waters along its boundaries. Recently, the Gowanus Canal reached peak water levels flooding its banks and surrounding areas.

In the development of the Recreational Community Center site, the site is excavated in such a way that it can double as an emergency overflow reservoir for the canal during extreme storm surges. The excavated area can accommodate 100 year storm situations and is intended to mediate the flooding of the Gowanus shore line in order to protect the surrounding neighborhoods and businesses. The 5 million gallon reservoir can mitigate a rise of 3’ above the designed high tide for the entire canal. Once the surge has ended, pumps can then return the overflow back to the canal.

RECREATION CENTER PLAN