Horizontal City
Research of the horizontal city shifts emphasis from New York’s
vertical identity to highlight its public floor. Experiences are translated
from urban and environmental data into atmospheric drawings. Invisible
boundaries reveal vast inequities of shade: higher-income neighborhoods have
cooler micro-climates, with surface temperatures at times thirty degrees less than
lower-income areas.
Mapping the city’s sidewalks and streets documents the seasonal shadows
cast by permanent structures, like buildings and trees, and temporary ones, such
as the private outdoor dining structures prompted by the pandemic. Highlighting
these environmental boundaries underscores the importance of more accessible outdoor
thermal comfort through indoor-outdoor experiences