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WE PROPOSE TO MAXIMIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE
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HUBWAY PUBLIC TRANSIT Bus Rapid Transit Bus
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THIS PUBLIC PROMENADE IS PROGRAMMED WITH A PLAZA, A COMMUNITY PARK AND A COMMUNITY GARDEN
SITE DENSITY AND DYNAMICS DICTATE THE LOCATION OF EACH PROTOTYPE: COURTYARD BUILDING + ROW HOUSE
HYBRID CONNECTION MEDIUM DENSITY UNITS ARE DEVELOPED TO UNIFY PROTOTYPES
SUN ORIENTATION Summer Solstice Winter Solstice
SOLAR ORIENTATION DEFINES THE POSITITIONING OF THE ROW HOUSES
URBAN GESTURES THAT CREATE INVITING PUBLIC SPACES
DENSITY LEVELS HIGH DENSITY COURTYARD BUILDING MEDIUM DENSITY WORK/LIVE UNITS LOW DENSITY ROW HOUSE
THE DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS FOLLOW THE DENSITY PROCESSION OF THE SITE
PRIVATIZATION OF COMMUNAL AREAS +200
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BUILDING COURTYARD ACCESSIBLE TO BAR BUILDING COURTYARD SHARED BETWEEN TWO UNITS ROOF DECK DEDICATED TO A SINGLE UNIT
THE COMMUNAL AREAS FOLLOW A SEQUENCE FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE AS THEY ASCEND IN ELEVATION EMPHASIZING THE THREE LEVELS OF DENSITY
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Typically located in the heart of a residential part of the city. Characterized by dense single- floor commercial and retail use, they are often concentrated in an area only a few blocks long.
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Provide immediate access to Boston residential fabric of single family homes. They are used primarily for local trips and are characterized by lower vehicle and pedestrian volumes.
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SHARED STREET PERSPECTIVE
ONE MILE RADIUS DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSING TYPE
Family Household Non-Family Household Group Quaters 12.8%
53.7% 33.5%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $90,000 $80,000 $70,000
$60,639
$60,000
CITY OF BOSTON: $52,433
$50,000 $40,000 $30,000
$27,859
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ROXBURY SOUTH END
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35-54
55-64
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13.1% 10% 33.8% 25.6% 8.6%
8.8%
TYPE A
2-BD APT=1020 sqft 3-BD HOUSE=2245 sqft
TYPE B
1BD APT=585 sqft 3BD HOUSE=1040 sqft
TYPE C
STUDIO=520 sqft 2-BD APT=1020 sqft
PROTOTYPE: THE PARTITIONING LIGHT WELL SUMMER SOLSTICE EQUINOX WINTER SOLSTICE House LV3.5 36’-11” House LV3 33’-11” House LV2.5 28’-5” House LV2 25’-5”
House LV1 16’-5”
Apt LV2 7’-11” Ground LV 0’-0” Apt LV 1 -0’-7”
UNIT ARRANGEMENT
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM ROW HOUSES (Low Density) SHARED CIRCULATION INTERIOR VERTICAL CIRCULATION INTERIOR HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION
TYPE A (2-BEDROOM APT)
Level 1 @ -0’-7” 530 SF
Level 2 @ -7’-11” 485 SF
TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)
Level 1 @ 16’-5” 760 SF
TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)
Level 2 @ 25’-5””
TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)
Level 2.5 @ 28’-5”” 365 SF
TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)
Level 3 @ 33’-11” 380 SF
TYPE A (3-BEDROOM HOUSE)
Level 3.5 @ 36’-11” 335 SF
TYPE C (STUDIO)
Plinth Access Plinth Access
Level 2 @ 7’-11” 223 SF
Level 1 @ 0’-0” 300 SF
Plinth Access
TYPE C (2-BEDROOM APT)
Level 1 @ 16’5” 540 SF
Level 2 @ 25’5” 480 SF
ACTIVATING BACK ALLEY
WINDOW STUDY 1- Twofold Window
House LV3.5 36’-11” House LV3 33’-11”
2- Boundless Window
House LV2.5 28’-5” House LV2 25’-5”
House LV1 16’-5”
3- Ejected Window Apt LV2 7’-11”
Ground LV 0’-0”
URBAN HOUSING AND AGGREGATION