Rendering here — provided by SCAPE and Bjarke Ingels Group — is of the marsh and waterfront on Manresa Island, currently a brownfield site. A Norwalk, Conn., couple is planning to transform the tract into ecological park for the city.
As mentioned before, EDD is proud to be leading the Natural Resources design for the Manresa Island Masterplan, focusing on preservation, enhancement, and restoration of the saltmarsh, terrestrial forests, and shoreline habitats.
A few more details: EDD performed detailed existing conditions and habitat surveys of the site and organized the restoration and habitat design strategies for the future park, including the creation of a vital Atlantic white cedar swamp in the remnants of a post-industrial landscape. EDD’s design interventions and restoration strategies seek to bolster vital habitats for key regional migratory bird- and intertidal-species while creating opportunities to strengthen community stewardship of essential saltmarsh habitats. These efforts will also provide new partnerships within the scientific community to study methods for habitat resiliency to sea level rise and climate change.