d2 - somerville · 2018. 8. 21. · d2.1 08.20.2018 ground level program and public realm preserve...
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D2.1 08.20.2018
D2.1
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D2.1 08.20.2018
WHAT WE HEARD
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NO STERILE BUILDINGS (KENDALL SQUARE)
MORE CORNER PROMINENCE
BUILDING MATERIALS RELATION TO UNION SQUARE
GROUND FLOOR SCALE RELATION TO NEIGHBORHOOD
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NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING 01
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TRANSFORMATION INTO A VIBRANT
EMPLOYMENT CENTER
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SAND PIT SQUARE
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URBAN RESPONSE IN CONTEXT OF UNION SQUARE
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CDSP MASSING
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BASE | MIDDLE | TOP
BASE
TOP
MIDDLE
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VOLUME ARTICULATION
SEPARATION IN FACADE TO INDICATE BUILDING ENTRANCE
ORGANIZATION OF FACADE TYPES AND BREAK-DOWN THE BLOCK SIZE
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RELATIONSHIP TO NEIGHBORS, SCALE + RHYTHM
2-STORY EXPRESSION ALONG MAJOR STREETS
1-STORY EXPRESSION TO RESPECT NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE
ARTICULATED STRUCTURAL BAYS TO EXPRESS RHYTHM
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GROUND LEVEL PROGRAM AND PUBLIC REALM
PRESERVE VIEWS TOWARDS THE POST OFFICE
STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC REALM WITH ACTIVE STOREFRONTS AND LANDSCAPE BUFFERS
BUILDING FACADE STEPS IN AT THE CORNER
PRESERVE VIEWS TO SURROUNDING LANDMARKS
LOBBY
RETAIL
PROSPECT HILL MONUMENT
RETAIL
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EMPHASIS ON STRONG BUILDING CORNER
PENTHOUSE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO BUILDING DESIGN TO MITIGATE HEIGHT
RELATIONSHIP TO UNION SQUARE PLAZA
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D2.1 08.20.2018
CRAFTING THE PUBLIC REALM
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ALLEN STREET
PROSPECT ST
SOME
RVILL
E AV
ENUE
ALLEY
PEDESTRIAN
BIKE
MBTAMBTA
SITE CIRCULATION
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GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
PROSPECT STREET
ACCESS ALLEY
ARRIVAL COURT
RETAIL / ACTIVE USE
BICYCLE PARKING
LOADING
RETAIL / ACTIVE USE
LOBBY
SECONDARY ENTRY
SOM
ER
VILLE
AV
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VIEW ALONG PROSPECT STREET TOWARDS POST OFFICE
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VIEW ALONG PROSPECT STREET TOWARDS POST OFFICE
HISTORIC FIREHOUSE
VIEWS TO POST OFFICE
PROSPECT HILL MONUMNET
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VEIW FROM SOMERVILLE AVENUE AND PROSPECT STREET
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BUILDING LOBBY RETAIL / ACTIVE USERETAIL / ACTIVE USE
GROUND LEVEL DESIGN | PROSPECT STREET
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D2.1 08.20.2018
MODERN EXPRESSION OF THE INDUSTRIAL
VERNACULAR
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MATERIAL PALETTE
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BA
SEM
IDD
LETO
P
BUILDING ELEVATION | PROSPECT STREET
SOMERVILLE AVENUE
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VIEW FROM UNION SQUARE PLAZA
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STEPS BACK TO MINIMIZE HEIGHT IN RESPECT TO THE PLAZA AND NEIGHBORHOOD
PENTHOUSE INTEGRATED INTO BUILDING DESIGN
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VIEW FROM UNION SQUARE PLAZA
CDSP PENTHOUSE MASSING
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VIEW FROM UNION SQUARE PLAZA
CDSP PENTHOUSE MASSING
STEPS BACK TO MINIMIZE HEIGHT IN RESPECT TO THE PLAZA AND NEIGHBORHOOD
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VIEW FROM UNION SQUARE PLAZA
MASONRY RHYTHM MODIFIED TO REVEAL ADDED TRANSPARENCY
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MASSING CARVED OUT TO EXPRESS HOW BUILDING MEETS SKY
ACTIVE DECK PROVIDED AT UPPER LEVEL
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VIEW FROM UNION SQUARE PLAZA
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