BLUE CITY RED HOOK
BLUE CITY RED HOOK
The Manifest RedHook calls for a more inclusive approach towards planning the city for Resiliency and Circularity
 
 

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Register Now for Blue Futures Workshop on 20th November
Register Now for Blue Futures Workshop on 20th November

Interested in sustainable, innovative and clean technologies and implementing them in the places that need them the most?

Become part of a pioneering community network of innovators and entrepreneurs who are passionate about driving social, environmental and economic justice for local populations.

Register here for the Blue Futures Workshop, 6-8pm November 20th at 153 Coffey Street, Brooklyn.

Join us to find out how you can become part of New York’s most innovative climate-resilient development!

The Blue City initiative is granted $100,000 by the Gannet Foundation's A Community Thrives. The BlueCity is hosted on GBX at Gowanus Bay Terminal in RedHook, Brooklyn.
The Blue City initiative is granted $100,000 by the Gannet Foundation's A Community Thrives. The BlueCity is hosted on GBX at Gowanus Bay Terminal in RedHook, Brooklyn.

Read more here:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/06/11/gannett-foundation-community-thrives-grants-nonprofits/1365508001/

"Smart City Clipper session in NYC; Sustainable Urban Development, Innovative Green Building, Community Resilience".
"Smart City Clipper session in NYC; Sustainable Urban Development, Innovative Green Building, Community Resilience".
RVO: "Dutch solutions for Smart City challenges in the USA"
RVO: "Dutch solutions for Smart City challenges in the USA"

In March and April 2019, historic sailing ship 'The Amsterdam' will visit Miami, Baltimore, New York and Boston. At these cities the ship will become the stage for 'Smart City Clipper Sessions'.

By RVO - view the article:

https://english.rvo.nl/news/events/dutch-solutions-smart-city-challenges-usa

Patch: "A new proposal from a climate nonprofit and local designers goes a step further than just bringing development to Brooklyn's waterfront."
Patch: "A new proposal from a climate nonprofit and local designers goes a step further than just bringing development to Brooklyn's waterfront."

By Anna Quinn - view the article:

https://patch.com/new-york/gowanus/first-its-kind-floating-village-proposed-gowanus-bay

Smart Cities New York Conference
Smart Cities New York Conference
Clipper session
Clipper session
Star Revue: "The RETI Center expects other tenants to come to Blue City, believing that the waterborne development could be attractive for the purposes of recreation and urban farming."
Star Revue: "The RETI Center expects other tenants to come to Blue City, believing that the waterborne development could be attractive for the purposes of recreation and urban farming."

By Brett Yates - view the article:

http://www.star-revue.com/reti-center-proposes-floating-industrial-center-at-gbx/#sthash.0KY3ovvp.dpbs

Blue City Expo
Blue City Expo
Blue City Congress presentation
Blue City Congress presentation
 
 
 
 

Mission

Manifest Red Hook calls for a more inclusive approach towards planning for the future of New York City for greater resilience and circularity. The project BlueCity @ Red Hook envisions a small-scale yet feasible project on the Brooklyn waterfront at the Gowanus Bay Terminal (GBX). Realizing this case study project sets an example for future development to be more inclusive and future proof.

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PartnerS

Launched as a Dutch/American collaborative effort, the consortium links the offices of ONE Architecture and Urbanism and Space&Matter in close partnership with RETI Center, a nonprofit operating out of the project location in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Working with local government, community and market partners, the shared vision is to help diverse urban waterfront communities survive and thrive in a changing climate. GBX Terminal, a local industrialist, has agreed to host the BlueCity prototype on their unique land and water property as a model for urban development that prioritizes community input and benefit.

ONE and Space&Matter will provide expert Dutch knowledge on floating housing and urban planning to be exported to the USA. Joining forces and sharing portfolios will enable the two offices to implement significant water development projects in New York City and beyond.

 
 
 
 
 

CRowdfunding

Help us crowdfund BlueCity! We are planning to build BlueCity, a floating village on the harbor in Red Hook. When it's finished, it will be a whole neighborhood powered by renewable energy and ready for climate change and higher seas.

Would you like to help?

 
 
 
 
Photograph by Isabel Nabuurs

Photograph by Isabel Nabuurs

Proof of Concept

In our proof of concept example projects, like Schoonschip in Amsterdam, we showcase residential floating developments as a strategy to establish future-proof, high-quality living environments. Living on the water means also living with the water. The water functions as a climatic medium and adds value to the energy supply. BlueCity @ Red Hook comprises the redevelopment of a heavy industrial waterfront location into a sustainability-focused urban area with a high ambition for circularity. 

The development will be inclusive, prioritizing ecological goals and environmental justice for vulnerable low-income communities. Water management, clean drinking water and wastewater management will be addressed with decentralised systems. Water will also be included in local food production, providing urban farming on a floating infrastructure to help make the neighbourhood more self-supporting and resilient.