Massachusetts Institute of Technology East Campus Urban Design …web.mit.edu/mit2030/documents/2014-0212_MIT_Comm_Forum... · 2014-02-14 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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MIT and Cambridge Community Forum

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam ArchitectsMichael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Greenberg ConsultantsHR&A Advisors

VHBAtelier Ten

12 February 2014

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEast Campus Urban Design Study

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November 7, 2013 MIT Community ForumNovember 14, 2013 Cambridge Community Forum

December 11, 2013 MIT Community ForumDecember 12, 2013 Cambridge Community Forum

February 12, 2014 MIT and Cambridge Community Forum

Community Forum Schedule

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Principles / StrategiesPrinciple 1: As a Gateway, the East Campus project will be emblematic of MIT in the 21st Century.

Principle 2: The project will engage and enrich Kendall Square as the most densely populated innovation center in the world, and an important cultural, business and social partner of MIT.

Principle 3: Developing economically viable commercial research buildings integrated with the overall vision for the East Campus plan will be essential to the plan’s success.

Principle 4: The utilization of landscape and architecture will provide: a. A unique blending of city and campus, b. Increased connectivity and, c. An enhanced sense of place, d. A sustainable urban ecosystem

Principle 5: The project will embody an “MIT-ness” both in its process and product

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PrinciplesPrinciple 1: As a Gateway, the East Campus project will be emblematic of MIT in the 21st Century.

Principle 2: The project will engage and enrich Kendall Square as the most densely populated innovation center in the world, and an important cultural, business and social partner of MIT.

Principle 3: Developing economically viable commercial research buildings integrated with the overall vision for the East Campus plan will be essential to the plan’s success.

Principle 4: The utilization of landscape and architecture will provide: a. A unique blending of city and campus, b. Increased connectivity and, c. An enhanced sense of place, d. A sustainable urban ecosystem

Principle 5: The project will embody an “MIT-ness” both in its process and product

Scheme A Scheme B Scheme C

5 Scheme AAerial: Long Term Plan

6 Scheme ALong Term Plan

Academic 04

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

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Main S treet

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third S tre

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E48

E39

E38

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60

New Commercial & Residential

Existing Academic BuildingExisting Key Building on/near siteNew Laboratory/O�ce/RetailNew AcademicMixed-Use

Hay

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Stre

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7 Scheme ALong Term Plan w/o E38

Academic 04

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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Carle

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S tre

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

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Main S treet

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third S tre

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E48

E39

E38

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

NE25

N18

62 64

66

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E70

E15

E62

E60



Hay

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Stre

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8 Scheme ARetail

Academic 04

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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Carle

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Stre

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

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Wad

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Main Street

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third Stre

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E48

E39

E38

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

NE25

N18

62 64

66

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E70

E15

E62

E60


Existing Academic Building

Existing Key Building on/near site

New Laboratory/Office/Retail

New Academic

Mixed-Use

Hay

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Stre

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Retail

9 Scheme ALandscape Long Term Plan

E25

E23

E14

E55

10 Existing ConditionsAerial View

100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

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th S

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Car

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n St

E40

Sloan School

E39 E48

E38MIT Press

Marriott

T

E25

E23

E14

E55

11 Scheme A ProposalAerial View

100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

wor

th S

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Car

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n St

Sloan School

E48

Marriott

T

12 Existing ConditionsCarleton Street Threshold

Carleton Street interrupts pedestrian flow

Poor arrival experience from central campus

Minimal ADA accessibility

13 Scheme A ProposalCarleton Street Threshold

Carleton Street shared pedestrian and vehicular driveway

New street trees

Improved ADA accessibility

Improved threshold at Infinite Corridor

14 Existing ConditionsPedestrian Connection to River

No crosswalk

No visual or pedestrian connection to river

Poor quality streetscape on Amherst

15 ProposalPedestrian Connection to River

New crosswalk

New pedestrian and visual connection to river

New street trees

16 Existing ConditionsLandscape Core

Historic buildings present back side to campus

Poorly defined connection to Sloan School

17 Scheme A ProposalLandscape Core

Building shaped to open views to Sloan School

Retail and public uses animate ground floor of commercial building

Views to landscape beyond

Narrow visual connection

to riverRear of E40 Rear of 100 Memorial Drive

18 Existing ConditionsAccess to River

Deciduous trees and flowering shrubs create acomfortable microclimate around landscape edge

19 Scheme A ProposalLandscape Access to River

More generous landscape connection

to Charles River

Proposed academic building frames landscape

Landscape plaza

Many seating and gathering spaces embedded in landscape edge

Proposed academic building frames landscape

20 Scheme AGateway Overview

21 Existing ConditionsMain Street Gateway

Public plaza at north side of Main Street

T headhouse poorly integratedwith urban context

E38 creates a barrier between Main Street and East Campus

Commercial building behind

Renovation of E38

22 Scheme A ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Retained

New transparent T headhouse

New commercial building frames campus gateway

New transparent T headhousein expanded public space

Commercial building behindNew commercial building frames campus gatewayNew gateway building

23 Scheme A ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Replaced

Views of landscape draw visitors into East Campus

24 Existing Conditions Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.

New commercial building frames gateway

Views to landscape draw pedestrians into East Campus

E38 renovated

Main Street

New T headhouse

25 Scheme A Proposal E38 Retained Cambridge Trust Site on Main St. E38 Renovated



New multi-use building

Main Street

New T headhouse

26 Scheme A Proposal E38 Replaced Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.

27 Scheme BAerial: Long Term Plan

28 Scheme BLong Term Plan

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

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Carle

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Ames

Stre

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Wad

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Main S treet

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third S tre

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E48

E40

E51

E53

E38

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60



29 Scheme BLong Term Plan w/o E38

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

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Main S treet

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third S tre

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E48

E40

E51

E53

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60



30 Scheme BRetail

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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treet

Carle

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Stre

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

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Stre

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Wad

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Main Street

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

Third Stre

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E48

E40

E51

E53

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60





New Academic

Mixed-Use

Retail

31 Scheme B Landscape Plan

32 Scheme B A Mixing Chamber on the infinite Corridor

Health Services

E23

E14

E55

100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

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th S

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Car

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n St

E40Sloan School

E39E48 E38

MIT Press

Marriott

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33 Existing ConditionsAerial View to River

Health Services

E23

E14

E55

100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

wor

th S

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Sloan School

E39E48

T

34 Scheme B ProposalAerial View to River

35 Existing ConditionsLandscape Core



36 Scheme B ProposalLandscape Core

Proposed commercial building

Open landscape courtyard

Historic buildings reoriented towards new landscape

Deciduous trees and flowering shrubs create acomfortable microclimate around landscape edge

Historic buildings present back side to East Campus

37 Existing ConditionsHistoric Buildings Relationship to East Campus

38 Scheme B ProposalHistoric Buildings Relationship to East Campus: E38 Retained

Open public space threshold to East Campus

New central landscape for Kendall Square and East Campus

E38 with ground floor animated by public uses and retail

Historic buildings reoriented to face new landscape


Proposed academicbuilding

39 Scheme B ProposalHistoric Buildings Relationship to East Campus: E38 Replaced

Open public space threshold to East Campus

New central landscape for Kendall Square and East Campus

New building with ground floor animated by public uses and retail

Historic buildings reoriented to face new landscape


Proposed academicbuilding

40 Scheme B EnhancedLandscape Plan

Scheme B Enhanced Reorganization of Hayward & Carleton Streets

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Scheme B Enhanced Increased Porostiy Between City & Campus

URBANEDGE

CAMPUS EDGE

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Scheme B Enhanced Increased Porostiy Between City & Campus

URBANEDGE

CAMPUS EDGE

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Existing ConditionsCarleton Street Threshold

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Scheme B ProposalCarleton Street Threshold

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Steps to upper level

Improved accessible path

Landscape raised to meet Infinite Corridor

Carleton Street reorganized to make way for pedestrian flows into East Campus

Existing ConditionsHistoric Buildings Relationship to East Campus

Historic buildings present back side to East Campus

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Scheme B Enhanced ProposalHistoric Buildings Relationship to East Campus: E38 Retained

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Grand steps strengthen threshold to East Campus

Raised landscape emphasises the new central public space

Ground floor animated by public uses and retail Driveway brings increased animation

to south side of historic buildings

48 Scheme BGateway Overview

Existing ConditionsMain Street Gateway

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Scheme B ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Retained

Renovation of E38



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Scheme B ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Replaced

New multi-use building frames campus gateway



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Proposed academic building

52 Scheme BGateway: Before

Scheme B Proposal E38 Retained Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.



E38 renovated

New T headhouse

Main Street

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Scheme B Proposal E38 Replaced Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.



New multi-use building

Main Street

New T headhouse

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55 Scheme CAerial: Long Term Plan

56 Scheme CLong Term Plan

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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Carle

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Ames

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Hay

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Main Street

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

ThirdStre

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E48

E40

E51

E38

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

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E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

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E70

E15

E62

E60


ResidentialNew Commercial & Residential

57 Scheme CLong Term Plan w/o E38

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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Carle

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Stre

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

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Stre

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Wad

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thSt

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Main Street

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

ThirdStre

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E48

E40

E51

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60



58 Scheme CRetail

Amherst Street

Memorial Drive

Am

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treet

Carle

ton

Stre

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Ames

Stre

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Hay

ward

Stre

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Wad

swor

thSt

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Main Street

Charlotte’s Way

Broadway

ThirdStre

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E48

E40

E51

E39

E52

E55

E1

E2

E14

E23

76

68

E25

E19

E18

E17

NE25

N18

62 64

66

50

E70

E15

E62

E60




New Academic

Mixed-Use


Retail

Scheme C Landscape Plan

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Scheme C An Open Green Between Kendall and the River

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Scheme C ProposalAerial View to River

Health Services

E23

E14100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

wor

th S

t Car

leto

n S

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Sloan School

E39E48

Marriott

T

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Existing ConditionsCarleton Street Threshold

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Scheme C ProposalCarleton Street Threshold

Carleton Street as shared pedestrian and vehicular driveway

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Carleton Street raised to meet Infinite Corridor

Existing ConditionsLandscape Core



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Scheme C ProposalLandscape Core

Landscape connection to Sloan School

Dual-level landscape increases porosity between public and academic programs

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Upper Level Plaza Upper Level PlazaBridge

Proposed Commercial Building

Existing ConditionsAccess to River

Rear of E40 Rear of 100 Memorial Drive

Narrow visual connection

to river

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Scheme C ProposalLandscape Access to River

Proposed academic building frames landscape space

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Bridge

Proposed academic building frames landscape space

Upper level plaza

Connection to river

Scheme C EnhancedLandscape Plan

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Existing ConditionsAerial View from River

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100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

wor

th S

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Car

leto

n St

E55

E40

E23E14

Sloan School

E25

E39 E48

E38MIT Press

Marriott

T

Enhanced Scheme C ProposalAerial View from River

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100 Memorial Drive

Hay

war

d St

Wad

wor

th S

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Car

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n St

E23

E14

Sloan School

E25

Marriott

T

71 Scheme CGateway Overview

Existing ConditionsMain Street Gateway

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Scheme B ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Retained

Renovation of E38



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Scheme C ProposalMain Street Gateway: E38 Replaced



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Proposed academic building


Existing Conditions Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.

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Scheme C Proposal E38 Retained Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.

New multi-use building frames gateway

E38 renovated

Main Street


New T headhouse

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Scheme C Proposal E38 Replaced Cambridge Trust Site on Main St.

New multi-use building frames gateway


E38 renovated

Main Street

New T headhouse

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78 Feedback

Scheme A Scheme B Scheme C

Scheme ALandscape Plan : 5 year



Scheme BLandscape Plan : 5 year



Scheme CLandscape Plan : 5 year



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