Grimshaw reveals its Coney Island amphitheatre

코니 아일랜드는 뉴욕 시민들이 자주찾는 휴식처입니다. 1950-70년대 잘나가는 미국,...젊은이들이 연인을 데리고 자동차로 코니 아이랜드로
냅다 달려갑니다. 그곳은 영화의 촬영지이기도하고, 아버지몰래 별장 열쇠를 훔쳐,친구들을 데리고 가서는 한바탕 왁자지껄 파티를 여는 장면(물론 영화속에서)도 연출되는 그런 곳이기도 했습니다.
 
오랫만에 접해보는 Grimshaw architects 그룹의 설계작품입니다.

9 April, 2009

The 3.5ha project in Asser Levy Park is part of a major regeneration of Coney Island, formerly a favourite holiday and day trip resort for residents from the New York area.

Last week, it was announced that £10 million of the US government’s stimulus package will be spent replacing parts of Coney Island’s boardwalk.

Grimshaw’s amphitheatre, which will be funded by the New York City Department of Design & Construction, Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, will act as a gateway to the area and is due to be completed by 2011.

The scheme, to replace the existing bandstand built in the eighties, is designed to reflect the seasonal use of the amphitheatre, which will host performances in the summer, with a flexible seating plan.

Three thousand of the 8,000 seats, on a lawn area in front of the amphitheatre, will be removed in the winter months to create an extra 3,250sq m of space for park use. The remaining 5,000 seats will be replaced by an ice rink.

A swooping 5,500sq m roof, inspired by a bicycle wheel, has won it the nickname “the pringle” from local residents.