// merging urban fabrics //
bigness in boston spring 2016 james hook & co. fort point channel, boston alex roberts & alicia eggleston wentworth inst. of technology
merging the boston harbor and rose f. kennedy greenway
composition through aggregated surfaces
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4 1. Algae Panel 2. Pin fixing connection 3. Metal cladding 4. Supply of pressurized air and CO2
PARAPET
STRUCTURAL PLINTHS WALKABLE PATHWAYS
DOUBLE SKIN CURTAIN WALL
COLLAPSABLE GLASS WALL
seamless transition from the interior to the exterior ALGAE PANELS
merging interior spaces and their connectivity to surroundings
sectional moments connecting into one fluid-open space
bigness in boston // merging urban fabrics working in one of the most historic and captivating constituent of boston revealed an extended study of urban design tactics. people avoiding the harbor while hugging the congested side streets of the greenway provided a design concept prompt at many scales. merging the rose f. kennedy greenway and the boston harbor through a central hubway in which the project came to life. this moment to build upon gave way to deriving a sustainable double-skin facade provided the wrap in which we contrived the interior connections to the surrounding cityscape.