Martinez-Portfolio by Omarlyn Martinez

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

OMARLYN MARTINEZ

CONTENTS

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01.

CONTINGENCY SITE

02.

SEIJO TOWNHOUSES CASE STUDY

10 - 17

03.

THICK-THIN STUDY

18 - 21

04.

WALK-UP HOUSING

22 - 33

05.

SW CORRIDOR INTERVENTION

34 - 62

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01 Northeastern University Year 1, Semester 1 2018 - 2019 Project Type: Housing

CONTINGENCY SITE PROJECT The Contingency Site project challenged the first-year students to create a multi-family residential house. We were tasked with creating a design that could be copied to accommodate multi-family needs. The Double House by MVRDR served as the primary case study for this project. The project consisted of designing the first iteration and then adapting it by doubling it. We were then given a site with neighborhoods to design a communal space that incorporated all of each other’s designs.

SITE PLAN: 1/32” = 1’-0” PLAN A

PLAN B

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0” 0

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30 FT

FREE PLAN DIAGRAMS

RAUM PLAN LEVELS

ORGANIZATIONAL LOGIC The interior programs were arranged according to the “Free Plan” design tactic. I organized the project by designing a core of highly specific programs. The core includes spaces like closets, bathrooms, and the kitchen which were servant spaces in the design. The served spaces included the living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms.

PLAN A LOW

HIGH

Levels

For my design, I also wanted to incorporate a “Raum Plan” design tactic to the interior to give certain rooms in the house more importance based on height levels. A Raum Plan design usually involves different height changes between floors, but I confined it to just different floor heights to mimic the sloping terrain of the site.

PLAN B LOW

HIGH

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ELEVATION A

AXON A

FACADE INSPIRATION For the facade, I wanted the windows to protrude from the walls, appearing to sit on the facade, and allowing the interior cavity carved by the windows to become part of the interior space. This allowed certain windows spaces to act like shelves or places of rest to take in the outdoor views. For inspiration, I looked at the Church of St. Peter designed by Sigurd Lewerentz in Klippan, Sweden. The windows sit directly on the external walls and are held in place by four small brackets. The result is a carved opening in the wall covered by a thin sheet of glass.

FACADE INSPIRATION

CHURCH OF ST. PETER BY SIGURD LEWERENTZ

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ELEVATION B

AXON B

STRUCTURE MASSING Due to the “Raum Plan” nature of the interior spaces, the volumes of the project are at different heights creating a series of volumes that were inspired by Pueblo Houses. I took inspiration from the Pueblo Houses after I noticed that the different level volumes created a structure with a Pueblo Houselike design. I then designed a shaded port are that resembled the wooden pillars dotting the facades of the pueblo houses. INSPIRATION

PUEBLO HOUSES

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SHARED COMMON SPACE The project required that a common shared space be designed by the adjacent sites which incorporated the designs of my neighbors. We decided on an amphitheater-like plaza where the inhabitants can come together and enjoy the open space. We envisioned the space as a stepped sitting area where events could be held such as a movie party or even a block party. The overall design of the plaza was designed by me after careful conversations with my classmates. The first half of the design is a plaza space where the residents can gather while the second space is stepped seating. The plazaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepped seating was to accommodate the terrain which was descending from north to south on the site.

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PLAN VIEW

AXON VIEW

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900ft

600ft

Northeastern University Year 2, Semester 2 2019 - 2020 Project Type: Case Study

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SEIJO TOWNHOUSES

1200ft T

TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/128”

PROJECT AXON

The Seijo Townhouses was a case study done for our second-year architecture studio. The case study was a stepping stone for our final project as this project featured a variety of units that were structured similarly and used in many different iterations throughout the project. This idea of using modular units as a way of structuring the project was the basis for our final project where we designed a model unit that could be replicated throughout a site to create a walk-up housing unit.

56.0

13,838

0.377

Units per Acre

Total SF

F.A.R

% Open Space

PROJECT DATASummary SUMMARY Project Data

Vehicular Access Pedestrian Access Resident Access

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR SITE ACCESS SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32” 10 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

1500ft

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Seijo Townhouses in Setagaya, Tokyo is designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Associates. The project can be best described as a series of interlocking apartment units that start on one floor and can span over on the second floor to a neighboring unit or the third. This series of interlocking is present in the project in various forms. The basement floor of the project is very different from the above floor units in that it is just a massive mass with only one of the apartment units having a separate basement. The project has 14 total units but if seen from above, the unsuspecting eye could be fooled into believing that there are only 9 units due to their interlocking nature.

Building Units

FIGURE / GROUND SITE PLAN SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

Kazuyo Sejima is a Japanese architect who is known for her clean modernist elements like slick, clean, and shiny surfaces made of marbles, glass, and metals. She is known to use cubes and squares throughout her various designs. Looking at the Seijo Townhouses, all the elements Sejima is known for are visibly present within this project. The facade of the project is just white walls with punched-out openings for the windows. Her use of cubes is very strong in this project as the whole project consists of rectangular cubes connected by small hallways or overlapping each other.

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SECTION A SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

SECTION B SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

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PLANS

BASEMENT SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

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REPRESENTATION DESCRIPTION We were not able to find original plans done by the architect but from the diagrams we have seen during our research, the building is typically represented the same way. The design choices made by the architects tend to make the cut lines thicker instead of filling in the walls with black or gray poché. I did find one diagram of the plans in which the cut lines for the walls was poché in a light blue color. For my diagrams, I choose to use black poché for the cut lines because it framed the inside and made it better to read from further away, and tied the plans together. Since the floor plans are very complicated, the poché helps unify the outer wall layers in order for the reader to better understand the diagrams.

AXON OF THE UNIT MASSES

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INTERIOR UNIT ARRANGENMENT

Single Units

SINGLE UNITS

Double Units

DOUBLE UNITS

Triple Units

TRIPLE UNITS

UNIT A

UNIT B

UNIT C

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STRUCTURE / SPATIAL HIERARCHY

KITCHEN AREA

BASEMENT SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

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KITCHEN ISLAND

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

BATHROOMS

PROGRAM CIRCULATION

BASEMENT SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

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03 Northeastern University Year 1, Semester 2 2018 - 2019 Project Type: Housing

THICK-THIN STUDY

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

The Thick-Thin project is a study of the “thick-thin” design strategy which involved analyzing the perceived thickness and thinness of a building’s mass and the relationship between its served and servant spaces. Places such as bathrooms, kitchens, storage, and stairs are servant spaces (thick). While places like the living room and bedrooms are the served spaces (thin).

OBLIQUE VIEW

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8” 18 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

SECTIONS

SECTION A SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

SECTION C SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

SECTION B SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

D C

SECTION D SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

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THICK-THIN DESIGN For my design, I envisioned a number of programs surrounding an openair courtyard. I used a square plan to organize the interior into a series of 9-squares. The thick spaces consisted of bathrooms, kitchens, and storage. While the thin spaces primarily consisted of living rooms and bedrooms. The first floor consists entirely of thick spaces with the laundry and the stair core. The second floor sees the thick spaces to the perimeters serving the thin space such as the living room and the dining room. The third floor again is primarily thick spaces with the stair core, storage, and bathrooms.

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

The site of the project is a sloped terrain which meant that the first floor is accessed through the north side, while the parking is on the basement level at the south of the slope.

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/8”

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SOUTHEAST AXON

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NORTHWEST AXON

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Northeastern University Year 2, Semester 2 2019 - 2020 Project Type: Housing

WALK-UP HOUSING For the Walk-up Housing project, we were tasked with creating a design with walk-up units and design housing that can serve as a prototype for site-specific interventions. We started the project by studying a precedent that utilized walk-up design, the Seijo Townhouses in Japan. We had to design a prototype unit that we could replicate within one building. We then had a building prototype that we could replicate in any site. After we were given our site, we then adjusted the building prototype to the site.

Green Line Orange Line Grocery Stores Site

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SITE PLAN OBSERVATIONS TON ST WASHING

The site is located in Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South End neighborhood. It is in a prime location due to its proximity to the Silver Line, Downtown, and Back Bay Area. The area is very walkable with plenty of amenities within walking distance. The site is currently underdeveloped with most of the surrounding parcels consisting of parking lots. The lack of development surrounding the site meant that there were little restrictions in terms of design. I intended my building to connect to the surrounded area by having plenty of open space in the perimeters to engage the community.

E LENOX ST

NEWCOMB ST

IKE ST

THORND

Health Services

Parking Lots Unknown / In Construction Unknown / In Construction

REED ST

Residential Entrances Service Entrances / Exits Business Entrances

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MATERIAL OBSERVATIONS

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SITE PLAN

REED ST

SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/16” 26 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

3 SCALE: 32 "=1'-0"

16'

32'

PLANS FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

THIRD FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

FOURTH FLOOR SCALE: 1’-0” = 3/32”

16'

32'

3 SCALE: 32 "=1'-0"

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SECTIONS For my design, the main focus was the courtyards in the middle to serve as a space for the inhabitants to hangout. The buildings are both entered through the courtyard, separating it from the outside and making the courtyard a semi-private space. The different units were arranged differently from floor to floor, which results in some overhanging volumes that create balconies for some units.

Section A

Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

SECTION A SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/16”

Each unit has some open space in terms of balconies that allow a view of the courtyard or for the units in the perimeter, the surrounding neighborhood. I felt it was necessary for everyone to have some connection to the outside and t became clear once the pandemic hit that individual open space is very critical.

ISLAND

A UP

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SECTION B SCALE: 1’-0” = 1/16”

Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0”

ELEVATIONS

Elevation B

Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0”

Elevation C

Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0”

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BUILDING AXON

Green Roof

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SITE AXON Orange Line (13-15 mins)

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Silver Line

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Semi-Public Semi-Private

Z-type: 5 ft

ISLAND

Z-type: 15 ft

ISLAND

Z-type: 20 ft

ISLAND

UNIT TYPOLOGY

Volume 1 -Kitchen -Public bathroom -Dining room -Living room

Volume 2 Private 32 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

-Bedrooms -Private Bathroom

RENDERS

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1640’

Back Bay

Fenway

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South End

Ruggles

South Boston

SW CORRIDOR INTERVENTION

This project is called “Enhancing the Southwest Corridor’s Role as a Transit Spine”, through community-based interventions”. It is centered around improving the public realm of mobility hubs including T stations, Bus tops and Bike hubs along the corridor to better connect neighborhoods, create community spaces and develop a harmonious identity for the corridor.

Mass Ave

Longwood

Northeastern University Year 3, Semester 1 2020 - 2021 Project Type: Urban Planning

For the SW Corridor Intervention Project, we were tasked with investingating through analytical and interpretive means Boston’s Southwest Corridor Park for an urban intervention. We were able to identify a particular issue within the corridor and provide a solution or framework that could be implemented anywhere in the corridor.

Back Bay

3,280’

Mission Hill

Roxbury Crossing

Jackson Square

Jamaica Plain Roxbury Stony Brook

Possible Intervention Sites Site Area Parcels Green Spaces

Dorchester Green Street

Hubway Stations MBTA Train Stops Bike Routes Forest Hills

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The SWC park sits between a network of bus, bike and pedestrian routes that connect visitors to other green networks in the area. Several mobility hubs, points and nodes connect along and around the corridor and serve mainly a transportation function. These points of interests could become more focal points for the community and in turn create a more vibrant vision for the corridor

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The Southwest Corridor is an important transportation route, servicing many neighborhoods. It consists of the orange line that carries people to and from the Boston inner core daily and straddles along the busy Columbus Ave.

The projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal site is the Mass Ave anchor site which consists of four parcels connecting two communities on the Southwest Corridor: Back Bay neighborhood to the Northeastern Campus. Other possible sites of intervention are highlighted on the corridor site map.â&#x20AC;?

Zoning District Boundaries Parcels Green Spaces Bike Routes OMARLYN MARTINEZ

Back Bay

ZONES OF ACTIVITIES INTERPRETIVE MAP #1 *QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS MADE ON A LATE SUMMER DAY, SEPTEMBER 2020

As a first glance of understanding the corridor, a series of interpretive maps were created to reveal the formal nature of the corridor and the activity within it. These maps are of course, are more qualitative and subjective view of the corridor through my experience on a particular summer weekend. The experience was also likely affected by the pandemic environment.

Activities such as: -Dog Park -Parks -Shopping -Walking

This first map highlights and categorizes various kinds of activity along the Orange line T stations. Back Bay in red, had a high concentration of people while Ruggles and Jackson square had decent mixed activity while other T stations served mainly a transportation function.

Jackson Square

Activities such as: -Train Station -Parks -Basketball Courts -Tennis Courts -Biking Routes

Mixed Activity Transportation Activity People Activity

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Activities such as: -Train Station -Biking Routes

Forest Hills

Back Bay

Mass Ave

ACTIVITY IN GREEN SPACES

High level of activity, mainly due to tennis courts, people walking and jogging.

INTERPRETIVE MAP #2 *QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS MADE ON A LATE SUMMER DAY, SEPTEMBER 2020

Ruggles

Roxbury Crossing

Medium level of activity, mainly just people on bikes, and some joggers

Similar the activity on different open spaces along the corridor also varied, and high activity mostly coincided with either proximity to a transit hub, recreation or programmed open space such as playgrounds and tennis courts and lastly open spaces with a water features, like near Green St station, that served as an oasis on a hot summer day.

Levels of Activity Jackson Square

High

Stony Brook

High level of activity, primarily due to water feature in park (it was hot when I visited the corridor)

Medium

Low Parks Playground

Green Street

Forest Hills

Low level of activity, mainly due to just being open space with bike routes

Basketball / Tennis Courts OMARLYN MARTINEZ

Back Bay

PERCEIVED BREAKS INTERPRETIVE MAP #3 *QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS MADE ON A LATE SUMMER DAY, SEPTEMBER 2020

The SWC can be seen as an interlinked system of multiple networks, In this case: the orange line, major vehicle roads, bike and pedestrian routes and linear open space network. Along this vibrant system, there exists certain breaks disrupts the corridorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuity. Namely where the corridor path disappears visually between Back Bay and Northeastern University and at Jackson Square were the bike lane and open space is cut off suddenly and reads more as typical sidewalk condition than active linear park.

Mass Ave to Northeastern University: Jackson Square

Orange Line Biking Route Jackson Square to Stony Brook: Walking Lane

Green Spaces

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-No dedicate biking lane, marking where the route leads -Green spaces cut off by Jackson Sq. station -Walking lane not visibly continued

Forest Hills

-Walking lane not continued visibly from one section to the next -Biking routes not clear, there are no markings showing where to go -Green spaces is not continuous, unlike some ofther parts of the corridor

SW CORRIDOR SECTION

12/13/2020

Google Maps

12/13/2020

Forest Hills

12/13/2020

Google Maps

100 ft

Green St

1/1 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3139271,-71.1042778,384a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

12/13/2020

100 ft

Stony Brook

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3075029,-71.1074903,385a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Google Maps

100 ft

1/1

Jamaica Plain

12/13/2020

Google Maps

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3036611,-71.10979,384a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

1/1

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3113932,-71.1053091,385a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Google Maps

12/13/2020

Google Maps

100 ft

1/1 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3164525,-71.1028522,388a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

12/13/2020

100 ft

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3335214,-71.0892246,388a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en 1/1

Google Maps

12/13/2020

1/1

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3256104,-71.0972047,385a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

100 ft

Mass Ave 1/1

Mission Hill

100 ft

Ruggles

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3282937,-71.0954477,387a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Jamaica Plain

12/13/2020

Google Maps

Roxbury Crossing

Jackson Square https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3206744,-71.0993466,385a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en 1/1

12/13/2020

Fenway

Roxbury

100 ft

Google Maps

12/13/2020

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3310156,-71.091535,388a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en 1/1

Back Bay

South End

Google Maps

100 ft

1/1

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3385591,-71.0831712,388a,35y,39.39t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Areas of Interchange Site Anchor

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Back Bay

0’

1640’

3,280’

10%

Fenway

8% 4%

DEMOGRAPHICS

20% 76%

Longwood

INTERPRETIVE MAP #1

11%

In order to better understand the community the intervention would directly affect, a map about demographics of the surrounding communities was created from the American Community Survey 2013-2017.

12%

South End

60%

17%

10% 13%

6% 70%

56% 11%

Mission Hill

The census data the American Community Survey shows that most of the neighborhoods around the corridor are primarily white, with Roxbury being the only neighborhood with a primarily African American population.

South Boston

2% 18%

2% 4% 11%

44%

6% 20%

16%

77%

Roxbury 4%4%

11%

30%

51%

Asian American African American

Jamaica Plain 6%

Hispanic

24% 55%

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11%

Dorchester 6% 9%

22%

18%

45%

Back Bay

Back Bay Fenway

0 - 29%

South End

29% - 42% 42% - 53% 53% - 63%

Fenway

0 - 22.2%

28% - 35% Longwood

35% - 43%

63% - 100%

South End

22.2% - 28%

43% - 100%

Mission Hill

The amount of residents who used various methods to commute to work was analyzed to show the importantance of the SW Corridor as a transportation spine servicing the adjacent communities.

Jamaica Plain

Dorchester

Back Bay

0 - 0.61%

Back Bay

0 - 2%

Fenway

0.61% - 1.7%

INTERPRETIVE MAP #2

Roxbury

South End

1.7% - 3.26% 3.26% - 12.25%

VARIOUS METHODS OF COMMUTING TO WORK

Longwood

Fenway

2% - 4%

South End

4% - 9% 9% - 29%

Longwood

12.25% - 30%

These maps show commute patterns along the corridor. The data shows that people around the corridor are less likely to commute to work using vehicles and more likely to use public transportation. Walking is also a popular option of commuting as you move north, while biking is distributed evenly around the corridor.

Longwood

29% - 100%

BIKING 8,284

Mission Hill

Roxbury

WALKING Roxbury

56,604

VEHICLE 56,620 Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 199,757

Dorchester

TOTAL Dorchester

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BIKE LANE USAGE & SAFETY ANALYTICAL MAP #3 The bike routes and around Boston and the SW Corridor ranked from “Safest” to “Dangerous” according to Bike facility type and biking crash data compiledby Dahianna Lopez (Harvard Injury Control Research Center) from 2009-2012.

Shared Use Path

Natural Surface, Shared Use Path

Buffered Bike Lane

Separated Bike Lane

Two-way Bike Lane

Traffic Calmed Street

Shared Use Path Bridge

Marked Neighborway

Shared Lane Markings

Contra-flow Bike Street

Bus & Bike Lane

Shared Road

Unmarked Neighborway

The data shows that the safest bike path types are those that shield pedestrians from cars or any other dangerous obstacles. The most dangrous were the ones which were unprotected or lacked markings on the street. The data also revealed that crashes happen mostly around intersections.

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0’

1640’

Back Bay

3,280’ Fenway

South End

Longwood

Mission Hill

Roxbury

Jamaica Plain

Dorchester

Safe

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1640’

Back Bay

3,280’

ACCESABILITY OF GREEN SPACES

Fenway South End

ANALYTICAL MAP #4 Longwood

The network of green spaces within Boston and the surrounding neighborhoods adjacent to the SW Corridor was examined in the context of ownership.

South Boston

The map highlights the network of accessible parks within the corridor and around Boston which enhances its connection to the surrounding neighborhoods. As you move further down the corridor, the concentration of private green spaces decreases.

Mission Hill

Roxbury

SW Corridor Private

Jamaica Plain

Semi-Public Public 44 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Dorchester

URBAN TAXONOMIES

Programmatic Nodes Elements such as parks or basketball courts that enhance positive spaces.

In order to understand certain parts of the corridor better, areas of transitions were abstracted and represented by elements such as “Positive Spaces” and “Canopy.” The taxonomies were done for important areas of transition along the corridor between neighborhoods. Elements such as positive space ( areas with high activity of people), negative space (areas devoid of human activity), canopy (trees or green areas), and programmatic nodes (elements such as parks, basketball courts, etc.) were highlighted. These elements work together to either create a successful area of transition or work against it to hinder the transition between neighborhoods.

Connection Bridges Points of connections that bridge the gap made by the SW Corridor.

William St Crossing

Pedestrian Path Paths of connections only made for pedestrians.

Street Connections

Negative Spaces

Positive Spaces

Canopy

Connections made by local streets on either side of the SW Corridor.

Showcases the subtracted volumes from the public realm..

Spaces that are utilized by people on a regular basis for a variety of reasons.

Spaces that are marked by vegetation and enhance positive spaces.

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URBAN TAXONOMIES

New Minton St Crossing

Pedestrian Path

Street Connections

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Jackson Square Crossing

Negative Spaces

Positive Spaces

Canopy

Connection Bridges

Showcases the subtracted volumes from the public realm.

Spaces that are utilized by people on a regular basis for a variety of reasons.

Spaces that are marked by vegetation and enhance positive spaces.

Points of connections that bridge the gap made by the SW Corridor.

Programmatic Nodes Elements such as parks or basketball courts that enhance positive spaces.

Ruggles Crossing

Pedestrian Path Paths of connections only made for pedestrians.

Street Connections

Negative Spaces

Positive Spaces

Canopy

Connections made by local streets on either side of the SW Corridor.

Showcases the subtracted volumes from the public realm.

Spaces that are utilized by people on a regular basis for a variety of reasons.

Spaces that are marked by vegetation and enhance positive spaces.

Connection Bridges

Programmatic Nodes

Elements such as parks Points of connections or basketball courts that bridge the gap enhance positive made by the SW OMARLYNthat 47 MARTINEZ spaces. Corridor.

URBAN TAXONOMIES Serving as the first neighborhood transition between Back Bay and Northeastern / Roxbury, the Mass Ave site was analyzed using the present elements. The taxonomy for the Mass Ave site shows a lack of continuity in the canopy element and the positive spaces as well as a lack of programmatic nodes that would serve to retain people as they travelled through the corridor. An issue identified with the site was the lack of continuity between Back Bay and Northeastern, and a lack of Programmatic Nodes that would retain the visitors to the SW Corridor, making the area a transition space that fails to serve the surrounding community.

Pedestrian Path Paths of connections only made for pedestrians.

Street Connections Connections made by local streets on either side of the SW Corridor.

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Negative Spaces

Positive Spaces

Canopy

Connection Bridges

Showcases the subtracted volumes from the public realm.

Spaces that are utilized by people on a regular basis for a variety of reasons.

Spaces that are marked by vegetation and enhance positive spaces.

Points of connections that bridge the gap made by the SW Corridor.

Programmatic Nodes Elements such as parks or basketball courts that enhance positive spaces.

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The site map shows the four different parcels within the Mass Ave Anchor site It lies across 3 zoning districts which means that zoning varies across the parcels slightly. The site is also bisected by the four lane Massachusetts Avenue creating a rift in the site.

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The mass Ave anchor site was chosen as it is the first transition between neighborhoods serving as a sort of gateway to the rest of the SW Corridor.

Zoning District Boundaries Parcels Green Spaces Bike Routes OMARLYN MARTINEZ

EAST-WEST SECTION SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Sidewalk Sidewalk Buffer On-street Parking Cycling Lane Vehicle Lane Midway Buffer

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10’

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Columbus Ave

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NORTH-WEST SECTION

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Anchor Site

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Massachusetts Avenue OMARLYN MARTINEZ

1D Huntington Ave / Prudential Center Districts

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1D Huntington Ave / Prudential Center Districts

ZONING

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Urban Precedent:

St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion

Urban Precedent: Architect: Davis Brody Bond

St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion

Architect: David Brody Bond Location: Washington DC, USA Location: Washington DC, USA Architect: Davis Brody Bond Location: Washington DC, USA

The St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion is located in Washington DC, and built as a way of bringing back activity to the site that is slated for development. The steel frame structure is angled from one side to the other creating a continuous path from the ground to the roof of the structure. This allows a covered canopy down below with a mass at the beginning of the The St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion is located in Washington DC, and built as a way structure serving as a cafe and an indoor area for the pavilion. of bringing back activity to the site that is slated for development. The steel frame structure is angled from one side to the other creating a continuous path from the ground to the roof of the structure. This allows a covered canopy down below with a mass at the beginning of the Structure structure serving as a cafe and an indoor area for the pavilion.Analysis

URBAN PRECEDENT

Structure Analysis

Continuation of Ground Plane onto roof structure Continuation of Ground Plane onto roof structure Vertical circulation

Vertical circulation

Plan circulation through site

Plan circulation through site Section showing covered space made by the roof Section showing covered space made by the roof Circulation through the roof Circulation through the MARTINEZ OMARLYN roof

MASSINGS ON SITE MODEL

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SITE DIAGRAM EXISTING CONDITIONS

Mass Ave Train Stop

Existing conditions for the Mass Ave site were analyzed. The surrounding neighbothood is mostly commercial with a mix or residential. The pedestrian and bike paths cross Massachusetts Ave to continue on the site.

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Pedestrian Path Residential Single Family Multi-Family OMARLYN MARTINEZ

1. Introducing Pavilion Node

The pavilion will be built on Lot D, on the south of the site. The pavilion will rise from the north end at a gradual slope to a landscaped roof where people can hang out and see the corridor ahead. The bike and pedestrian paths will weave under the ANALYTICAL MAP #4 pavilion, where at floor label there will be1/64” space=for the adjacent school, a bike shop, and cafe. SCALE: 1’-0”

SITE DIAGRAM 1

2.1.Activating Landscape Introducing Pavilion Node

The site will also be landscaped, primarily on Lot C as a way of The pavilion will and be built guiding pedestrian bikerson toLot D, on the south of site. The riseside fromwill thebe north end gradually at a thethe pavilion. Thepavilion area onwill either slopped to gradual slopearea to athat landscaped roof where people can create a sitting hangpeople out and thethe corridor The bike allows tosee enjoy space.ahead. This allows theand areapewhich is destrian paths will weave under the pavilion, where at nothing more than a transitioning floor label there will space forpeople the adjacent school. point to become a restbe area where can enjoy the surrounding area.

2. Activating Landscape

3a-3b. Rethinking “Gate” Conditions The site will also be landscaped, primarily on Lot C

The entry to the Mass Ave section of the corridor, 3a, and the exit as a way of guiding pedestrian and bikers to the pafrom the Back Bay section are vilion. The area on either side will be slopped gradblocked by a gate like condition caused by the current MBTA Staually to create a sitting area that allows people to tion structure. Removing these enjoy the space. This allows the area which is nothconditions will allow the areas to feel more accessible and unite ing more than a transitioning point to become a rest these two separate section. area where people can enjoy the surrounding area.

Rethinking Gate 4.3a-3b. Enhancing Crosswalk

The crosswalk between the Back Bay section and the Mass Ave Conditions section will be reworked to focus more onThe the pedestrian and Mass biker level. crosswalk be made wider entry to the Ave The section of thewill corrito dor, allow3a, comfortable and the passage exit from the Back Bay section forare both pedestrians and bikers. A crosswalk island blocked by a gate like condition caused bywill thebe made which is significantly shownstructure. to current MBTA Station Removing these make pedestrian safe the areas to feel more acconditions willfeel allow when crossing the four Mass Ave.separate section. cessible and unite lane these two

4. Embracing Crosswalk The crosswalk between the Back Bay section and the Mass Ave section will be reworked to focus more on the pedestrian and biker level. The crosswalk will be made wider to allow comfortable passage for both pedestrians and bikers. A crosswalk island will be made which is significantly shown to make pedestrian feel safe when crossing the four lane Mass Ave. 56 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Biking Path

SITE DIAGRAM 2A SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0” Pedestrian Path Additional Space for William E. Carter School

The pavilion will be built on Lot D, on the south of the site. The pavilion will rise from the north end at a gradual slope to a landscaped roof where people can hang out and see the corridor ahead. The bike and pedestrian paths will weave under the pavilion, where at floor label there will be space for the adjacent school.

Watson St

Community Garden

1. Introducing Pavilion Node

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Biking Path

SITE DIAGRAM 2B SITE PLAN ROOF VIEW SCALE: 1/16’ = 1’-0” Pedestrian Path

1. Introducing Pavilion Node Additional Space for William E. Carter School

Community Garden

Watson St

The pavilion will be built on Lot D, on the south of the site. The pavilion will rise from the north end at a gradual slope to a landscaped roof where people can hang out and see the corridor ahead. The bike and pedestrian paths will weave under the pavilion, where at floor label there will be space for the adjacent school.

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SITE DIAGRAM 2A SITE LANDSCAPING SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

2. Activating Landscape The site will also be landscaped, primarily on Lot C as a way of guiding pedestrian and bikers to the pavilion. The area on either side will be slopped gradually to create a sitting area that allows people to enjoy the space. This allows the area which is nothing more than a transitioning point to become a rest area where people can enjoy the surrounding area.

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SITE DIAGRAM3 SITE INTERVENTION SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

3a-3b. Rethinking Gate Conditions The entry to the Mass Ave section of the corridor, 3a, and the exit from the Back Bay section are blocked by a gate like condition caused by the current MBTA Station structure. Removing these conditions will allow the areas to feel more accessible and unite these two separate section.

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PHASING DIAGRAM

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Remove any trees, rocks, or debris from site.

Build Bike and Pedestrian Paths.

Terra-form the site to create small sloping hills

Remove current Bike and Pedestrian pavings from site.

Paint Bike Symbols on the corresponding paths (since paths intertwine.)

Bring in the soil to fill in the site to create the sloping hills.

Mark the site with the new Bike and pedestrian paths.

Pedestrian and Biker Path meanders through site.

Add trees and other vegetations.

Starting Building Crosswalk Island.

Prepare site for Pavilion.

Stage 4 Start Building Pavilion. Build Crosswalk Islands in Support Sites

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PAVILION RENDER

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SITE LANDSCAPING RENDER

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