nARCHITECTS is leading a multidisciplinary team to re-envision the campus and buildings of Teatown Lake Reservation, a non-profit nature education center in Ossining, New York. The project will create an accessible and ecologically enhanced pedestrian campus, with reconfigured access and operations.
Inspired by the foliage of Teatown’s 1000+ acres, the Education Center will create a new focal point and amenity resource for the reconfigured campus. In the shape of a leaf, this one-story building will provide teaching and educational spaces in its interior, on its deck, and on its roof. The center will be wrapped by a ramp to guide visitors from the forest floor to its roof deck, immersing visitors in Teatown’s natural landscape while revealing expansive views of the campus and lake beyond.
The campus will be anchored by a renovated Nature Center, housed within a 15,000-square-foot, 1920’s Tudor-style building that once served the original estate as a stables. The three-story building will accommodate gallery spaces, a nature store, offices, and an animal care center. In addition to the Education Center and renovated Nature Center, the campus will be enhanced with a new pavilion and maintenance building.
Embracing Teatown’s mission, this project integrates architecture and landscape through a holistic approach to sustainability to promote environmental stewardship within its community and beyond. The project is expected to break ground in the Fall of 2025.
