LINDEN HOUSES

Linden Houses is a NYCHA campus built in the 1950’s and left relatively untouched for the past 70 years.  Terrain worked on a ground-up renovation and redesign of this housing site that is home to around 3,000 people.

The landscape design encompasses over 30 acres of new walking paths, social-gathering spaces, lawns, ball courts, and thematic playgrounds set within an existing landscape of mature trees.  Three themes of “The Stoops, The Avenues, and The Commons” guided our design process and provided a framework for focused design interventions and resource allocation.

Along with the design of these community spaces, the introduction of new layered landscape plantings brings a much-needed update to bring life to these neglected social housing spaces. Terrain brought a tactile approach to these renovations, understanding and respecting the dramatic change to people’s lives these projects could have, while also respecting and responding to the existing community’s wants and desires.

Location: Linden Houses, Brooklyn, NY _Size: 30.4 Acres _Client: L&M Development _Collaborators: Curtis & Ginsberg Architects _Status: Complete  _Year: 2024 _Team: Steven Tupu, Brian Green, Cody Erhart, Eduardo Santamaria, Rui Tao