Ana Piacentini

Senior Landscape Designer

Landscape and urban designer Ana Piacentini brings seven years of mapping, design, and construction administration experience with a particular emphasis on ecology and water management. A leader in GIS, she contributed landscape design and drainage analysis on NYC Park’s Hart Island Island Concept Plan and NYC DEP’s Prospect Park BlueBelt Study. She developed construction documentation on an ambitious new adventure playground at Bear Mountain State Park and currently oversees construction. In East Harlem, Ana is supporting concept alternatives on a resilience study for the Esplanade Gardens housing development. Prior to Starr Whitehouse, Ana spent four years designing and detailing housing projects throughout New York City, Miami and the Bahamas. In her free time, she loves to rock climb, play tennis, read, and experiment with different artistic mediums such as block printing.

Representative Projects:

Climate Resilience Planning
Esplanade Gardens Resilience Study, New York, NY
Corona Cloudburst Hub, Queens, NY
Prospect Park Bluebelt Study, Brooklyn, NY
Southwest Streetscapes Concept Masterplan, Miami, FL*

Park Design
Hart Island Concept Plan, Long Island Sound, NY
Bear Mountain State Park Adventure Playground, Tomkins Cove, NY
Southwest Resiliency Park Expansion, Hoboken, NJ
Arverne East Nature Preserve, Queens, New York
Rudd Pond State Park, Millerton, NY
Saratoga Spa Playground, Saratoga Springs, NY
Charles Williams Park, Hudson, NY

Site Plans + Housing
Orient Point Residence and Private Nature Preserve, Orient Point, NY
Bedford Green House Affordable Housing, Bronx, NY
Packer Collegiate Institute Garden, Brooklyn, NY
BRC Long Island City Family Shelter, Queens, NY
Catskill Hospitality Landscape, Livingston Manor, NY
Beach Green Dunes 3 Housing Development, Arverne, NY*
Streets, Public Realm, and Infrastructure
Grove Central Metro Station, Miami, FL*
Blackwell Park Plaza Restoration, Roosevelt Island, NY*
Beach Outfalls CSO Visioning Plan, Bay St. Louis, MS*

* Work completed prior to joining Starr Whitehouse.