Domino Square

Domino Square is a layered hybrid of architecture, landscape and infrastructure that establishes a vibrant public space at the heart of Brooklyn’s waterfront.The one-acre site is a civic amenity anchoring the post-industrial redevelopment of the former Domino Sugar refinery. The architecture shapes the topography of the park above, creating a central public square at its center while concealing a water treatment facility for the community in its basement below. At street level, the building defines a porous edge, with piers of varying sizes lining three sides of the block to form a loggia that houses retail spaces and entry points to the park. This colonnade offers a soft, permeable edge, inviting the public in while providing a sense of enclosure and intimacy within the outdoor civic space.Conceived as scaffolding for community activity, it is a resilient hybrid space designed to enrich contemporary urban life.