ERA's design for the garden at the Brooklyn Museum provides a quiet refuge from the city where members of the public can gather. The space was transformed through the installation of a long wood bench composed of solid timbers to provide a visual break from the adjacent parking lot, while offering bleacher-like seating for lounging or future museum programming. Long planters were installed at the top of the existing breezeway that surrounds the garden, and the rear of the building was refreshed with a coat of paint to match new outdoor furniture.
The design is intentionally flexible to provide space for a wide variety of museum events and programming. ERA's proposal is that the garden might someday expand into the adjacent parking lot to create a very large space for museum events in the heart of Brooklyn.
Design Team
Elizabeth Roberts
Robby Rathmann-Noonan
Elliot Meier Andy Stepka
The Result
A refreshed and flexible outdoor garden for a variety of Museum events in the heart of Brooklyn
Architecture | Interiors | Objects
