On the edge of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, an elevated park rising on the waters of Hudson River, opened its doors to visitors last week. This tiny, 2.4-acre tour de force of architecture, engineering and landscape design is the brainchild of OfficialHeatherwickStudio, known for the artichoke-shaped 150-foot high stair-entwined Vessel at Hudson Yards.
Thomas Heatherwick worked with Signe Nielsen, of the landscape architecture firm MathewsNielsen, and ArupGroup as engineers. Built on top of 132 concrete columns shaped like a tulip, the $260 million project is the first new park to open in the city since the pandemic began.
By reserving a time slot, the public will be able to visit Little Island for free to admire its 350 species of flowers, enjoy a show at the 687-seat amphitheatre on the platform, or sit for a meal at one of its central plaza’s premises
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