HARVARD ALLSTON CAMPUS MASTER PLAN REED HILDERBRAND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
HARVARD ALLSTON CAMPUS MASTER PLAN REED HILDERBRAND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY REED HILDERBRAND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
DUKE UNIVERSITY, REED HILDERBRAND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
BOSTON SEAPORT, REED HILDERBRAND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
CURRENT CONDITION
SHORELINE EROSION, 2050 AT RATE OF .25m/YR
COASTAL EROSION AND SEA LEVEL RISE VISUALIZATION CREDIT: JONATHAN CAVE, MLA CANDIDATE
BOSTON: LIVING WITH WATER COMPETITIO RENDERING, FINALIST SUMMER STREET, 2115
Original sports field complex surrounded by chain-link fence barrier
Breaking apart of sports fields creates circulation and smaller spaces throughout site
MIT Campus Phase 1: Master Plan The MIT West Campus master plan utilizes a hierarchical, gridlike organizing strategy to connect buildings and create open plazas and walkways which circulate throughout the campus playing fields. Two main walkways connect the West Campus to the East Campus at Massachusetts Avenue,and each major building faces a plaza and a playing field. Two primary operations open up space in what was previously a series of barriers: removing a chain link fence surrounding an interior playing field complex provides internal site ciruclation while maintaining most of the site’s green space; removal of an unused median along Memorial Drive to the south allows new green space to be created in front of the residence halls along Memorial Drive facing the Charles River.
Median removal facilitates new green space in front of residence halls along Memorial Drive
Site Design, MIT Kresge Auditorium + Chapel The design of the landscape of Kresge Auditorium and Chapel includes the construction of a simple plaza and creation of circulation paths, with an offset tree grid connecting the dome-shaped auditorium and the circular chapel.
Creation of primary and secondary circulation
Emphasis of connective negative space
Site Design, MIT Simmons Hall Plaza The design of a landscape for Simmons Hall presents the challenge of connecting this significant work of architecture to the rest of the campus. With the removal of the chain-link fence, previously isolated Simmons Hall now has the opportunity to function as an integral part of the MIT West Campus. Three residence halls on the south side of campus have been identified as needing replacement in the future, providing the opportunity to specifiy construction of new buildings that are spaced apart to open up the south edge of campus to Memorial Drive and the Charles River. The new architecture will respond to the character of Simmons Hall, and the buildings will be connected through a plaza that will extend to Memorial Drive, forming a new campus gateway that faces the Charles River.
Residence halls planned for removal
Construction of new residence halls
Creation of new campus gateway
Site Design, Baker House Yard The site design of Baker House presents the facade of the building in a simple manner, utilizing construction of a stepped plinth as a gradual transition from the paved waklway to the entrance of the building. Facing Baker House is a sports field that also functions as a front lawn to the building. With the removal of the median on Memorial Drive, room has been created for aa wider, terraced backyard that extends below grade to provide an enclosed space separated from traffic on Memorial Drive.
Baker House front and back terrace
Baker House section with back terrace and plaza adjacent to Memorial Drive
Design Visualization
Toronto Green Line Underpass Competition
Lighted Bike Rack, 3D model and rendering
Design Visualization
This Page: Outdoor Plaza, Abu Dhabi Facing Page: Private Residence, Costa Rica
Design Visualization
Greenhouse Exhibition Space Concept Greenhouse Exhibition Space
Design Visualization
Boardwalk,Wetland Restoration Project
Translating the master plan to the human scale, site furnishings involve simple materials and a large form factor.
Site Furnishing Design, Lighted Bench + Illuminated Bike Rack
The final phase includes the scheme of a long illuminated bench and a modular, hybrid illuminated bike rack.
PLAN - IN ARRAY
SECTION SHOWING ILLUMINATION DETAIL
IN-GROUND DIMENSIONS