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RAAD/ECM – The Lowline Underground Park – New York | Construction Project Profile

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Synopsis " RAAD/ECM The Lowline Underground Park New York - Project Profile" contains information on the scope of the project including project overview and location. The profile also details project ownership and funding, gives a full project description, as well as information on contracts, tendering and key project contacts. Summary RAAD Studio (RAAD) and Eagle Capital Management LLC (ECM) are undertaking to build an underground park in New York, the US. The project involves the construction of an underground park on 0.8ha of land known as The Lowline. It includes the construction of retail space, crisscrossing rail tracks, an urban sanctuary, gardens, and parking and related facilities, and the installation of related equipment.  In September 2011, RAAD unveiled the concept of the low line to the public in a highly visible New York Magazine feature. New Yorkers and the world at large are fascinated by the idea that an underground park is possible. In 2012, Arup a...