Justin DiCristofalo 2009 - m.arch
academic work
2006 - 2009
Charles River Esplanade Boathouse
The assignment called for a boathouse to be situated along the Charles River Esplanade, meant to be used by sun-bathers and visitors. Program includes men and women’s locker rooms, a cafe with adequate seating, and a lounge chair rental booth. A thick wall not only creates a separation from city and river but also incorporates circulation from plinth to bathing level. The bathing level, located above the programmatic elements, reclaims open space that has been lost. Drawings were completed manually, using lead on vellum.
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Fort Point Analysis / Children’s Museum Addition The Advanced Digital Representation studio called for an intense analytical investigation of the Fort Point neighborhood, leading to a conceptual design for an addition to the Boston Children’s Museum. Mapping and analysis was used to categorize various materials and human behaviors located within open spaces throughout the neighborhood. A concept model, developed from the findings, represents multiple open spaces connected by branches of access points. An addition to the Children’s Museum has been derived from the concept model, creating multiple play-rooms and allowing for personal discovery.
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East Boston Fire Boathouse
Integration between public and private spaces became the driving concept for the East Boston Fire Boathouse.
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boats entering and exiting the structure while never being in harms way. A path Circulates around the building, cantilevering over water at some points and finally dissipating into the Boston Harbor. The structure itself uses multiple passive strategies, reducing cost while also increasing sustainability. The facade of the firehouse also represents public and private functions and is meant to change over time. The deterioration of the facade is reminiscent to the surrounding SOUTH ELEVATION 1/8� - 1’0
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Integrating Infrastructure Over the past decade, in urban centers around the country, billions of dollars have been spent to improve infrastructure with the aim of reducing traffic congestion. In addition to traffic problems, green activists have been urging the reduction of the use of automobiles entirely, as their by-products have been proven to be detrimental to our environment. Many unsuccessful attempts have been made to improve commute time to and from cities, with focus mainly on private vehicle infrastructure. Perhaps, the solution is not improving the means by which our automobiles travel in and around the city, but removing them entirely. The necessity and urgency of creating public transportation to quell all the driving issues plaguing today’s already heavily burdened cities is one that needs to be addressed. Allowing the current transportation infrastructure to exist, will not only contribute to the negative environmental impact on our world, but it will also be a subpar system of getting residents from Point A to Point B.
Current Urban Transportation System Presently, highways are the preferred transportation routes into the city In order to access public transportation modalities, secondary roads are necessary Pedestrian travel is separated within each modality Multiple routes and lack of integration with highway make public transportation less desirable Readjusting our focus on the use of public transportation enables us to transform our cities into more user and environmentally friendly places. A key factor in making this transformation, as well as the reason it has not happened in the past, is that people are always going to choose a path of least resistance. In our current system, this path remains the individual automobile, which provides the most convenience, control, and comfort. It is only by creating an outlet with a seamless transition from automobile to public transportation can we do this.
Seamless Integration Access to garage is direct from highway. Excess roads and infrastructure are not required. Pedestrian circulation directly from parked vehicle to platform level. Public transportation from platform level to inner city. Multiple modalities are accessed from this location.
To accomplish this goal, we must accept the fact that people are not going to abandon their automobiles entirely. It is our responsibility to get those people out of their cars, and into a bus or train, and into the city. Further, we must include a seamless transition from highway to parking garage and an efficient route from
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automobile to transportation platform. Terminal access points surround the city, enabling high ridership counts and greatly reducing the amount of vehicles entering the urban fabric. Multiple factors must be considered, such as demographics, local zoning and code requirements.
volume to practical capacity – 125 – 149% hours of congestion (per week) – 37 annual average daily traffic 97 – 107,225 annual average daily traffic 07 – 122,326 distance to Boston – 12.25 miles Average commute during congestion – 40 min
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professional work
2007 - 2008
NYPH Heart Institute Foyer Design Competition The competition called for a new look at an existing foyer space, incorporating information kiosks, contemplation spaces and seating areas. The concept aimed to soften the hospital experience by introducing vegetation and water screens. A steel and mesh canopy of trees also minimizes scale of the space, making it more intimate.
personal work
2009 - present
Seagrams Building and Hearst Tower
Photography For Lehman High School Robotics
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