The city of Boston is generally known for its flat terrain, however, when focusing on the Fenway area, one can truly understand and discover the various height changes. These peaks and valleys range from the Museum of Fine Arts, through the Back Bay Fens, and ending at Fenway Park. This concept of typographic range does not only restrict itself to landscape, but applies to building structures too.
The Museum of Fine Arts and Fenway Park are two examples of structures that can be explored to reveal height changes for programatic use. The Museum uses its entrance and corridor staircases to create a monumental theme when a visitor is entering. Fenway Park has a sloped interior to increase the number of viewers, while also creating a better perspective from the stands.
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As seen in these sections, Fenway Park, the Back bay Fens, and the Museum of Fine Arts are the three unique peaks and valleys in the Back Bay area. Most of the typographic changes occur in the Fens, as it includes sports fields, gardens, and the Back Bay Fens river.
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A FOOTPRINT THROUGH THE FENS A day in the Back Bays fens area includes taking a tour in the Museum of Fine Arts, then walking to the Fens and playing sports or jogging arund the field, and finally walking to Fenway Park to watch a Red Sox game. The day and and hot
F ENWAY PARK
BA C KBAY FE N S
M U S E U M O F F I N E A RT S
money one has at the start of the is spent on the museum ticket lunch, and a baseball game ticket small snacks, which include dogs, popcorn, and beverages.
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$250 -$150 Ticket
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-$20 Hot Dog and Drinks
-$25 Food -$45
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Progession Diagram
Section Diagram
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Plan Diagram
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Ground Floor Plan
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Exploded Axonometric
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Site Model
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Module Model
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The iteration of the design is derived from the analysis of population density of surrounding districts and crucial pedestrian nodes within Chinatown, Boston, and the locations of the site.
Population Density :
21,190 people per square mile
Downtown Crossing
Leather District Population Density :
2,310 people per square mile
Chinatown Population Density :
24,475 people per square mile
Population Density :
13,167 people per square mile
South Bay 60% - 75% 50% - 60% 35% - 50% 20% - 35%
Financial Center Boston Common Park
Tufts Medical Center
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South Station
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Modules were used to portray the population density diagram of the districts - numerous, small modules for Chinatown (more dense), and larger and less for the Leather District (less dense). These modules were then used to create different programmatic spaces.
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The design incorporates level changes in order to seperate the program of the library. These levels were divided based on the analysis of noise within areas with high user occupation, and enclosed ‘quiet’ areas.
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multiple squares create interactive space (seats)
outdoor public space
auditorium
starting with a square
Circulation
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Parent with child
one level down to create a void
void creates individual reading space
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young adult reading
computer and multimedia stacks
Time spent: 7 hours
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Destination: Office, mechanical room
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Age: 44 years old
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Name: Albert
individual reading
adult reading
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auditorium Name: John Age: 26 years old Destination: Outdoor public space Time spent: 30 minutes
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Time spent: 3 hours
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Destination: Classroom, auditorium, young adult reading
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Age: 19 years old
Time spent: 1 hour
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Name: Wayne
Age: 39 years old, 8 years old
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Name: Elizabeth, Destination: Childrens reading
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These levels were divided by placing areas of higher potential for noise in the lower levels, and lower noise in the high levels of the library. Thus, the design scheme is as follows: First floor - academics and offices. Second floor: reading areas. Third floor: computer stations and children’s reading
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Focused Compressed Open
The iteration of the design is derived from the analysis of focused, compressed, and open buildings surrounding the site.
Plan Diagram Program
The design typology consisted of a spine (circulation), which had different programs branching off from its sides. The program was then seperated from eachother to create “breakes�, which would allow for vertical circulation.
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Each section (opposite programs) would serve the same purpose of either being academic, open and closed public, admin and service, and the auditorium. Classes were stacked to create one uniform side to the school, which had no change in its elevation, whereas, the inner side of the school had a rigid elevation.
Spine Diagram
Program Diagram
Auditorium Academic Open and closed Public Open and Closed Public
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Elevation A
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Wall Sectional Axonometric
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drainage layer insulation decking sheathing acrylic stucco insulation board CMU block sheathing
wood decking mullions
concrete slab
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reinforcing bars plaster
glazing panels
concrete column
Alexandros Prince- Wright Michelle Laboy 16 / 04 / 2013
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ARCH 2240 TECTONICS 3/8” = 1 ’ 0”
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Assembly and Enclosure
Analysis
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Wood Watch Tower
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