RECONSTRUCTION

OF THE PLAYGROUND
IN BULOVA PARK
Located at 77th Street and 25th Avenue,
in the Borough of Queens.
In-House Review
March 4, 2016
Anthony Buscaino, Parks Capital Design

GRAN

BRONX

D CEN

MANHATTAN

TRAL

PARK
WAY

QUEENS

REET

BROOKLYN
CITY

77TH ST

ST. MICHAELS
CEMETERY

BULOVA
CORPORATE
CENTER

2 MI

LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT

SITE
ENUE

25TH AV

BULOVA
PARK

REET

76TH ST

NEIGHBORHOOD

1000

BULOVA PARK | Project Location

SITE

200

GOALS
Create a cohesive play experience.
Provide space and site furnishings for passive use.
Correct drainage issues.

TOTAL BUDGET:

$350,000.00 - Mayoral funded

$975,000.00 - Council funded (District 25)

PROJECT SIZE:

0.55 ac

BULOVA PARK | Project Goals

LAND USE CATEGORIES

1 AND 2 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
MIXED USE
OPEN SPACE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
COMMERCIAL
INSTITUTIONAL
INDUSTRIAL
PARKING
TRANSPORTATION / UTILITIES
VACANT LOTS

SITE

BULOVA PARK | Surrounding Land Use

500

1000

FLOOD HAZARD ZONES

ZONE A - 1% annual-chance flood event.
No Base Flood Elevation (BFE) exists.
ZONE AE - 1% annual-chance flood event.
BFE exists.
ZONE AO - 1% annual-chance shallow flooding.
VE - Areas along coasts subject to inundation
by the 1% annual-chance flood event with
additional hazards associated with storminduced velocity wave action. BFE exists.
FLOODWAY - watercourse reserved to
discharge base flood.
ZONE X - Moderate risk areas within the
0.2% annual-chance floodplain.

SITE

LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION

BULOVA PARK | Flood Risk

500

1000

CONTRACT LIMIT LINE

5-12 PLAY EQUIPMENT

GAME TABLES

BOCCE COURT
SPRAY POOL
RAISED PLANTER
SWINGS

2-5 PLAY EQUIPMENT

25TH AVENUE
N

BULOVA PARK | Existing Conditions

N.T.S.

1. PARK ENTRANCE

2. 2-5 PLAY EQUIPMENT

2
N

BULOVA PARK | Existing Conditions

3. RAISED PLANTER, SPRAY POOL & 5-12 PLAY EQUIPMENT

4. BOCCE COURT & SEATING AREA

4
3
N

BULOVA PARK | Existing Conditions

5. GAME TABLES

6. SWINGS

6
N

BULOVA PARK | Existing Conditions

2-5 PLAY AREA

SPRAY SHOWER /
MULTI-PURPOSE AREA

SEATING AREAS

SWINGS AREA

5-12 PLAY AREA

SOFTENED ENTRANCE
25TH AVENUE
N

BULOVA PARK | Concept Diagram

N.T.S.

HI-LO DRINKING FOUNTAIN - TYPE E

2-5 PLAY EQUIPMENT

1964 WORLDS FAIR BENCHES (TYP.)

SPRAY SHOWER &
PAINTED GAMES AREA

8-0 HT. SWINGS [4 BAYS] STRAP, FULL BUCKET &

ACCESSIBLE SEATS

GAME TABLES W/ CHAIRS (TYP.)

FIXED PICNIC TABLES STANDARD & ACCESSIBLE (TYP.)

EXISTING RAISED PLANTER

5-12 PLAY EQUIPMENT

25TH AVENUE
N

BULOVA PARK | Schematic Plan

N.T.S.

LEGEND

12

16

EXISTING FENCES
(x = HEIGHT)
x
2.5

x
4

CLF
STEEL

MEDIUM / PERIMETER FENCES

(x = HEIGHT)
x
8

STEEL

1.5

LOW / PLANTING FENCES

(x = HEIGHT)
4

x
x

STEEL
WICKET

BULOVA PARK | Fence Diagram

N.T.S.

COMPONENTS

BULOVA PARK | 2-5 Play Equipment

SAFETY SURFACE

COMPONENTS

BULOVA PARK | 5-12 Play Equipment

SAFETY SURFACE

PAINTED GAMES

MAZE

SPRAY SHOWER

WATER TUNNEL & DROPLETS FOG

PAINTED GAMES

HOPSCOTCH
N

BULOVA PARK | Spray Shower & Painted Games

N.T.S.

CONCRETE & ASPHALT PAVEMENT

HI-LO DRINKING FOUNTAIN - TYPE E

2-6 & 4-0 HT. STEEL FENCES

18 HT. WICKET FENCE

GAME TABLES W/ CHAIRS

ADA GRANITE BLOCK PAVEMENT &

1964 WORLDS FAIR BENCHES

FIXED PICNIC TABLES STANDARD & ACCESSIBLE

DECORATIVE BINS TRASH & COMMINGLE

BULOVA PARK | Materials & Site Furnishings

Amsonia hubrichtii

Calycanthus floridus

Cercis canadensis cultivars

Chionanthus virginicus

Fothergilla gardenii

Helleborus ssp.

Pycnanthemum muticum

Rubus calycinoides

BULOVA PARK | Potential Plant Material

HI-LO DRINKING FOUNTAIN - TYPE E

2-5 PLAY EQUIPMENT

1964 WORLDS FAIR BENCHES (TYP.)

SPRAY SHOWER &
PAINTED GAMES AREA

8-0 HT. SWINGS [4 BAYS] STRAP, FULL BUCKET &

ACCESSIBLE SEATS

GAME TABLES W/ CHAIRS (TYP.)

FIXED PICNIC TABLES STANDARD & ACCESSIBLE (TYP.)

EXISTING RAISED PLANTER

5-12 PLAY EQUIPMENT

25TH AVENUE
N

BULOVA PARK | Schematic Plan

N.T.S.