Governors Island Welcome Center

Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center

Governors Island Welcome Center

Present Forms

ARCHITECT
Present Forms

BUDGET
$10K - 50K

SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
New York, NY, United States

CATEGORY
Cultural › Pavilion

Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center

The Governors Island Welcome Center is a visitors information center and navigational instrument for the island, using framing, angled louvers, and transparencies to create a series of visual layers between the pavilion and its environment.

Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center

The frames themselves are deep and occupiable, manipulating a sense of scale and orientation in space.

The rotated square in the middle of the structure houses the core retail and information functions, while the extended perimeter becomes an open framework for informal activities.

Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center

Completed in collaboration with Office III, a collective composed of Present Forms, Studio Sean Canty, and Ryan Golenberg.


Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center


Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center
Governors Island Welcome Center