CABOOSE HUDSON
The Caboose is the sister project to Kitty’s, and it lives right next door. It will house Grapefruit Wines and an event space. A reimagined floodplain, relatively flat topography filled with several inches of gravel and drain rock. The gravel acts as a massive drain to return storm water back into the ground over time. The space is centered on a circle, a gathering space designated with a ring of understory flowering trees and a subtle depression in the ground. Hedges in the background create false perimeters, leaving space for surprise bars or rooms in the rear.
Caboose Schematic Plan
Here is a gallery of reference images used as inspiration to bring the design together. Beatrix Farrand’s Dumbarton Oaks ellipse, Piet Oudolf’s Hummelo Nursery and home, and others.
