The Pier 5, Multi-Use Recreation Building, is a year-round landmark structure. This low cost and intelligent building measures approximately 220’ x 350’ x 40’.  The simple cubic volume accommodates sports activities and a variety of community functions on a year-round basis.

Using the river water, the structure is semi-conditioned and naturally ventilated, acting as an open-air facility during the spring, summer and fall, and an ‘outdoor room’ during the winter, providing a temperate environment for recreation.  Large operable doors open along the east and west walls, reinforcing the connection between the building and the harbor and allowing breezes from the water to cool the space during warmer months.

The visually delicate structure is designed to withstand external natural forces without adding additional pile supports to the pier, while the enclosing skin has been specifically designed to optimize and control solar conditions and prevailing winds while framing dramatic views of the harbor and Lower Manhattan.