Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park occupies a compact site amidst New York City’s urban landscape. Despite its modest size, it functions as a public destination with prized views of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor.  

The design, completed with landscape architects, OLIN, comprises a pair of allées, two pavilions connected by a bridge, and a lawn terrace. Machado Silvetti conceived the building as a massive masonry wall that appears as a remnant of a colossal structure. Split in the center, the wall creates a frame of view toward the Statue. This lithic formation develops a pair of public steps that prolong the allées and connect to a balcony overlooking the harbor.  

At eighteen feet above the ground, the park’s upper level offers its most striking vantage point. A pair of balconies provides a quiet space for contemplation, and from the center of the bridge, visitors find themselves face-to-face with the Statue of Liberty. 

"What is most important is that every aspect of this design emerges from the realities of the park's surroundings—the waterfront, the Statue of Liberty, the rest of Battery Park City and lower Manhattan—and connects to the imperatives of human use."

- Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, New York Times