SITE LOCATED IN BOSTON’S SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD

HARRISON AVEREED ST

LENOX ST

NEWCOM

B ST

THORNDIKE ST

MELNEA CASS BLVD

WASHINGTON ST

WE PROPOSE TO MAXIMIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE

HARRISON AVEREED ST

LENOX ST

NEWCOM

B ST

THORNDIKE ST

MELNEA CASS BLVD

WASHINGTON ST

BICYCLE LANES

Bus Rapid TransitBus

6+ 4-6 1-3

PUBLIC TRANSIT

BUS CONNECTIONS

HUBWAY

Separate Bike LaneShared Bike Lane

Future Bike Lane

T

T

PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

WE PROPOSE PEDESTRIAN SITE CONNECTIONS BY EXTENDING THE PUBLIC PROMENADE

T

T

LENOX ST

HARRISON AVE

RAMSAY PARK

THIS PUBLIC PROMENADE IS PROGRAMMED WITH A PLAZA, A COMMUNITY PARK AND A COMMUNITY GARDEN

LENOX ST

HARRISON AVE

RAMSAY PARK

PLAZACOMMUNITY PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN

SITE DENSITY AND DYNAMICS DICTATE THE LOCATION OF EACH PROTOTYPE:COURTYARD BUILDING + ROW HOUSE

HYBRID CONNECTIONMEDIUM DENSITY UNITS ARE DEVELOPED TO UNIFY PROTOTYPES

SOLAR ORIENTATION DEFINES THE POSITITIONING OF THE ROW HOUSES

SUN ORIENTATIONSummer SolsticeWinter Solstice

URBAN GESTURES THAT CREATE INVITING PUBLIC SPACES

DENSITYLEVELS

HIGH DENSITYCOURTYARD BUILDING

MEDIUM DENSITYWORK/LIVE UNITS

LOW DENSITYROW HOUSE

THE DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS FOLLOW THE DENSITY PROCESSION OF THE SITE

PRIVATIZATION OF COMMUNAL AREAS

PRIVATIZATIONLEVELS

GROUND LEVEL PARKAVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS

BUILDING COURTYARD ACCESSIBLE TO BARBUILDING

COURTYARD SHAREDBETWEEN TWO UNITS

ROOF DECK DEDICATED TO A SINGLE UNIT

+200 100 8 4

THE COMMUNAL AREAS FOLLOW A SEQUENCE FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE AS THEY ASCEND IN ELEVATION EMPHASIZING THE THREE LEVELS OF DENSITY

SOUTH VIEW

NEIGHBORHOOD MAIN (High Density)Typically located in the heart of a residential part of the city. Characterized by dense single- floor commercial and retail use, they are often concentrated in an area only a few blocks long.

10’10’5’6’ 7’8’4’

TRAVELLANE

FRONTAGE ZONE

GREENSCAPE ZONE

BIKELANE

ON-STREETPARKING

SIDEWALK ZONE

REED ST

LENOX ST

NEWCOMB STTHORNDIKE ST

MELNEA CASS BLVD

WASHINGTON ST

HARRISON AVE

HARRISON AVE

They provide continuous walking and bicycling routes and accommodate major bus routes.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTOR (Medium Density)

2’7’5’5’20’

FRONTAGE ZONE

GREENSCAPE ZONE

TRAVELLANE

BIKELANE

SIDEWALK ZONE

REED ST

NEWCOMB STTHORNDIKE ST

MELNEA CASS BLVD

WASHINGTON ST

HARRISON AVE

LENOX ST

NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL (Low Density)Provide immediate access to Boston residential fabric of single family homes. They are used primarily for local trips and are characterized by lower vehicle and pedestrian volumes.

SIDEWALK ZONE

GREENSCAPE ZONE

ON-STREETPARKING TRAVEL

LANE

5’ 4’10’

10’

REED ST

LENOX ST

NEWCOMB ST

MELNEA CASS BLVD

WASHINGTON ST

HARRISON AVE

THORNDIKE ST

SHARED STREET PERSPECTIVE

ONE MILE RADIUS DEMOGRAPHICS

HOUSING TYPE53.7%

33.5%

12.8%

Family Household

Non-Family Household

Group Quaters

0-9 10-19 20-34 35-54 55-64 65+

10%

13.1%

33.8%

25.6%

8.6% 8.8%

TYPE A2-BD APT=1020 sqft3-BD HOUSE=2245 sqft

TYPE CSTUDIO=520 sqft2-BD APT=1020 sqft

TYPE B1BD APT=585 sqft3BD HOUSE=1040 sqft

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

ROXBURY0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

$27,859

SOUTH END

$60,639

CITY OF BOSTON: $52,433

PROTOTYPE: THE PARTITIONING LIGHT WELL

STUDIO

STU

DIO

HOUSE LV1

HO

USE

HOUSE LV2

HOUSE LV3

LIVING

AREAS

MAIN

STREETFRONT

SERVICE

AREAS

UNIT ARRANGEMENT LIGHT WELL ROOF DECK PARKING

WINTER SOLSTICE

Ground LV

0’-0”

Apt LV 1

-0’-7”

Apt LV2

7’-11”

House LV1

16’-5”

House LV2

25’-5”

House LV2.5

28’-5”

House LV3

33’-11”

House LV3.5

36’-11”

SUMMER SOLSTICE

EQUINOX

LIGHT STUDYWINTER SOLSTICE EQUINOX

EQUINOX SUMMER SOLSTICE

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

ROW HOUSES(Low Density)

SHARED CIRCULATION

INTERIOR VERTICALCIRCULATIONINTERIOR HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

TYPE A (2-BEDROOM APT)

Level 1 @ -0’-7”530 SF

Level 2 @ -7’-11”485 SF

TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)

Level 1 @ 16’-5”760 SF

TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)

Level 2 @ 25’-5””405 SF

TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)

Level 2.5 @ 28’-5””365 SF

TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)

Level 3 @ 33’-11”380 SF

TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)

Level 3.5 @ 36’-11”335 SF

TYPE C (STUDIO)

Level 1 @ 0’-0”300 SF

Level 2 @ 7’-11”223 SF

Plinth Access Plinth

Access

Plinth Access

Level 1 @ 16’5”540 SF

Level 2 @ 25’5”480 SF

TYPE C (2-BEDROOM APT)

ACTIVATING BACK ALLEY

WINDOW STUDY

1- Twofold Window

2- Boundless Window

3- Ejected Window

Ground LV

0’-0”

Apt LV2

7’-11”

House LV1

16’-5”

House LV2

25’-5”

House LV2.5

28’-5”

House LV3

33’-11”

House LV3.5

36’-11”

URBAN HOUSING AND AGGREGATION