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HOW WE THINK ABOUT GRADING TODAY GRADING IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE TO USE CUT AND FILL
STRATEGIES TO ADAPT TO RISING TIDES.
HARDSCAPED PLAY AREAS OF TODAY BECOME ECOLOGICAL GREEN MONSTERS OF TOMORROW
A ROAD TODAY IS A BARRIER TO PEOPLE FLOATING CIRCULATION WITH TIDAL ENERGY PYLONSTO ALLEVIATE THE RISING TIDES AND CAPTURE IT’S ENERGY
TODAY BUILDINGS REST UPON A SUB-GRADE FOUNDATION
ROADS OF THE FUTURE WILL ALLOW FOR EASY ACCESS ABOVE WHILE PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST FLOODING
A SANDY BEACH PROVIDES LITTLE PROTECTION AGAINST STORM SURGE VEGETATED SEA SHORES SLOW STORM SURGE WHILE PROVIDING ANIMAL HABITAT
BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE WILL BE EVELATED AND BURMED. THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD ON AREAS TRADITIONALLY OFF LIMITS TO BUILDINGS (EG ROADS) IS LIMITLESS.
THE BOARDWALK OF TODAY IS STATIC
LET’S GET WETACTIVE PROGRAM ADAPTIVE INFRASTRUCTUREPROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS
ACTIVITY LANDSCAPE
SECTION A: THROUGH SHORE
SECTION: THROUGH SHORE
BUILDINGS
CONNECTIVITY WETLANDSINFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY + DEVELOPMENTTOPOGRAPHY + WETLANDSPEOPLE + PROGRAM
Moakley park has the potential to become a pivotal landmark in Boston if it can appeal to everyone. Let’s make a park for ages 0-100! A must see destination for a tourist, a sought after venue for a Friday night, and a refuge for connecting with the environment for the neighbors. We can start by concentrating baseball fields and introducing new program to the park such as community gardens, urban shading, and diverse sports such as soccer and cricket.
By chaning the way we construct buildings and infrastructure we can control potential threats from rising tides and create new ways to experience the environments where we live. We will be closer to the water--let’s get wet!
We propose adding topography constructed from dredging the channel to and from Carson Beach and the Harbor Islands, in order to infill a series of considered landforms. These landforms will both enhance the overall experience of the park itself and will create static points above projected sea levels which will remain dry as tides rise potential flooding occurs. The new dry zones will be connected and intersected by a series of lightweight scaffolded walkways that will function as elevated boardwalks across the site.
SALT MARSH
SALT MARSH
BOARDWALK
SEA GRASS BEDS
WALKWAYS
URBAN BEACH
TRACK
HOUSI NG
FLOATING BOARDWALK
A
A
B B
MOAKLEY ISLAND
COMMUNITY BOATING
SPORTS ZONE
BALL FIELDS
GREAT LAWNBIRCH GROVE
BOSQUE
PICNICZONE
GREAT LAWN
DISCOVERY PLAY AREA
WOODLAND TRAILS
SECTION B: THROUGH PARK