Projects Info

Archery

Barge Hotel

Beyond Place Studio

Dumpster Pools

Found Object Skate Park

Glassphemy!

Headquarters

Ice Walls

Kreuzberg Student Housing

Lagoons

Mobile Pools

New Lab

North Philly Factory

Pioneer Works

Religion Redux

St. Ann’s Warehouse

Strip Mall

Founded in 2008 by David Belt, Macro Sea exists as a series of collaborations between experts in a wide variety of disciplines. We work with artists, architects, designers, scientists, lawyers, city governments, financiers, arts organizations, and others.

Macro Sea has executed projects in the built environment and conceptual realms, in New York City and around the world. Our work has been featured in MoMA and the Venice Biennale.

Our mission is to do projects that we find interesting, working with people we love:
Elise DeChard
Nicko Elliott
Jocko Weyland

c/o New Lab
19 Morris Ave
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Building 128
Brooklyn, NY 11205
info@macro-sea.com

Found Object Skate Park

Concept, 2012
Detroit

We love making places for people to gather. When artists started moving to Detroit, buying cheap houses among old Polish families and newer immigrant communities from Yemen and Bangladesh, there were a lot of kids around and people weren’t talking to each other. Our idea was simple: modify found objects to make them skateable, invite some great skaters, teach the kids to shred, and make a spot where the neighborhood can hang out. 

CONCEPT, DESIGN, DIRECTION
Jocko Weyland
David Belt

DETROIT COLLABORATORS
Mitch Cope
Gina Reichert

DETROIT CREW + CONSULTANTS
Nick Jaskey
James Baljo
Jon Brumit
Jerry Mraz
Jeff Karolskir

Vaughn Taormina

VISUALIZATION + DESIGN COLLABORATION
Cecilia E. Ramos Design

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT + ASSISTANCE
Rebecca Birmingham
Elise DeChard

ADDITIONAL DESIGN CONSULTATION
Rob Erickson
Tony Farmer