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BSA URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOPre-imagining SUFFOLK DOWNS
03.03.2016
I. Project Orientation
II. Design Process
III. Scenario 1: BRIDGING NEIGHBORHOODS
IV. Scenario 2: PRODUCTIVE SPINES
V. Scenario 3: STRATEGIC LAYERING
CONTENTS
PROJECT ORIENTATION
Land area in 1770
TODAY
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2050 (2’ SLR)
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2100 (6’ SLR)
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1740
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1857
1949 TODAY
HISTORY
Challenges
Sea level riseCongestion on 1AAccessContaminationTransit CapacityMix of UsesThe future of energy delivery & storageEconomic feasibility2 jurisdictions Place Making
Opportunities
Job creation Integration of open space and improved connectivityCooperation between Boston and RevereTransit & Transport AccessA resilient responseAbundance of Land AreaOpen Space Resources“A Blank Slate” Place Making
CHARRETTE VOLUNTEERS Dana Arazi Tania BronsoilerJoshua BurgelNina Chase*David Gamble*Brian GregoryShauna Gillies-Smith*Jungsoo KimJessica LeetePaul Lukez*Patrick TedescoPhilipp MauéAlan MountjoyYao XiaoIsabel Zempel* Haipeng ZhuElisa Senna
* Team leader
Firms
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CROSBY SCHLESSINGER SMALLRIDGEGAMBLE ASSOCIATESGROUND INCNBBJPAUL LUKEZ ARCHITECTURESASAKI ASSOCIATES
DESIGN PROCESS
Giordana MecagniBob
D’Amico Chris Marchi
Magdalena Ayed
FRIDAY SITE WALK
BRAINSTORM
options
EASTBOSTON
2020 core principles
KICKOFFpanel
DEVELOPMENTdiagramsplansviews
PRESENTATION“Start of conversation”
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
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BASIC ASSUMPTIONSPROJECTING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AND GROWTH
JOB GROWTH WILL CONTINUEPeople will seek new careers, closer to home
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REALSea levels will rise, storms will strengthen
REGIONAL TRANSIT WILL ADAPT & CONNECTMBTA, MassDOT, and Cities will collaborate on a regional level affecting local travel
TECHNOLOGY WILL ADVANCEVehicles will rely less on combustion enginesAirplanes will become less noisy/intrusive
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BRIDGING NEIGHBORHOODS
Extending the Hills, Strengthening the Edges
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PRODUCTIVE SPINES
A Matrix of Water, Economy and Ecology
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STRATEGIC LAYERING
Layering Ecology, Economy and History
THREE ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS
SCENARIO 1. BRIDGING NEIGHBORHOODS
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How do we reinforce neighborhood edges and grow an existing community?How can we reestablish the historic watercourse as a uniter?How to calibrate economic development and open space?
CONCEPT/STRATEGY Focus development on the edgesLANDSCAPE Sinuous, Central Park at the seamPROGRAM Shelter, Housing, Health and Wellness overlay, Hotels
Active/Destination Recreation + StadiumCommercial and Cultural HubsTransit-oriented development nodes
PRECEDENTS South Amsterdam, Memorial Drive, Central ParkFORM Organic, Planned Edges, Bridge Connections,
Natural/Resilient waterway as primary infrastructure Building on Boston’s landscape tradition as a city of great parks and connections. Reconnecting the neighborhoods by reestablishing the natural waterways.
Concept Strategy
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THE BIG IDEABUILDING ON BOSTON’S LANDSCAPE TRADITION AS A CITY OF GREAT PARKS AND CONNECTIONS. CONNECTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS BY REESTABLISHING THE NATURAL WATERWAYS.
DESIGN PRINCIPALRESTORE THE ECOLOGY AND RECONNECT
DESIGN PRINCIPALRESTORE HISTORICAL WETLAND WITH A PARK STITCHING THE NEIGHBORHOODS
DESIGN PRINCIPALPROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AROUND WATER AND OPEN SPACE
DESIGN PRINCIPALBRIDGES AND WALKWAYS UNITING WITH PROGRAM
DESIGN PRINCIPALINCREASE PROPERTY VALUES ALONG THE OPEN SPACE AND WATER
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CONCEPTPLANFOCUS DEVELOPMENT ON THE EDGES
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USE DIAGRAMSINUOUS CENTRAL PARK, STRENGTHENED TO BECOME RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DRIVER
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SCENARIO 2. HYPER ECOLOGY
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THE BIG IDEABoston as a place of innovation and production. Amplify the opportunities for increasing contact with waterfront edges.
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How can one extend the water’s edge?How do we amplify production and green economies?What technologies may be available to address water?
CONCEPT/STRATEGY Focus development along the corridorsLANDSCAPE Artificial and EngineeredPROGRAM Productive Landscapes
EcotourismEnergy, wind farm, research, food production
PRECEDENTS Amsterdam – Borneo SporenburgFORM Spine and grid, Dikes, Cut + Fill, Boston as a place of innovation and production. Increase the amount of waterfront edges.
Concept Strategy
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DESIGN PRINCIPALFOSTER THE GRITTINESS, CHARACTER OF PRODUCTION, SHIPPING AND HISTORY
PLACE MAKING – AMSTERDAM BORNEO SPORENBURGLIVE NEAR THE WATER’S EDGE
DESIGN PRINCIPALCAPITALIZE ON THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP OF COMMERCE AND WATER
DESIGN PRINCIPALOPTIMIZE THE LANDSCAPE - INFRASTRUCTURE INTERFACE
CONCEPTPLANEFFICIENT PRODUCTION RESILIENT CAPACITY
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USE DIAGRAMSINUOUS CENTRAL PARK, STRENGTHENED TO BECOME RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DRIVER
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COLLAGE
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AERIAL VIEWPRODUCTIVE ENGINE DRIVING BOSTON’S SMART ECONOMY
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SCENARIO 3 STRATEGIC LAYERING LAYERING ECOLOGY, ECONOMY, AND HISTORY
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What is there that we can restore?How does the area grow incrementally?How do we make the most of all the existing assets?
1740
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1857
1949 TODAY
HISTORY
PLACE MAKING - PIAZZA NAVONA
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CONCEPT/STRATEGY Focus development in nodes and provide for flexibilityLANDSCAPE Urban linear parks - collagePROGRAM Residential, vertical farming, learning spaces
Work – Live Health and wellbeing; spas, etc.Technical Research Park
PHASING The anti-master plan, incremental and eposodicPRECEDENTS Hamburg - Trabrennbahn Farmsen, Piazza Navona, FORM “Patterns” + hybrid form, nodes Tying into the way that Boston evolved – layers of history, infill, and periods of great change and unpredictable development cycles.
Concept Strategy
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THE BIG IDEATHE BIG IDEATYING INTO THE WAY THAT BOSTON EVOLVED – LAYERS OF HISTORY, INFILL, AND PERIODS OF GREAT CHANGE AND UNPREDICTABLE DEVELOPMENT CYCLES.
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CONCEPTPLAN
USE DIAGRAMSINUOUS CENTRAL PARK, STRENGTHENED TO BECOME RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DRIVER
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DESIGN PRINCIPALMEMORIZE THE HISTORY OF THE RACETRACK AND TRANSFORM THE SITE INTO A COMMUNITY HUB FOR WORK & LIFE
DESIGN PRINCIPALTRANSFORM THE RACETRACK INTO AN ACTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS PARK
DESIGN PRINCIPALPROMOTE URBAN FARMING & TRANSFORMING THE STABLES
DESIGN PRINCIPALTRANSFORM THE TANKFARM INTO A HIGHTECH RESEARCH CREATIVE INDUSTRY
DESIGN PRINCIPALLAYER IN THE QUALITIES OF RESTAURANTS, WATERFRONT DINING AND OPEN SPACE
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TRANSFORMATIONS
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SKETCHES- GRANDSTANDTRANSFORMATIOM
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COLLAGE
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SKETCHES- TANK FARM TRANSFORMATION
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CONCEPTPLAN
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COMMON THREADS FOR ALTERNATIVE VISIONSCONNECT THE SITE TO THE EAST GREENWAY
Revere Beach
Belle Isle Marsh
Constitution Beach
Wood Island Bay Marsh
JHL Noyes Playground
Don Orione Urban Wild
American Legion Playground
East Boston Greenway
THREE ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS1
BRIDGING NEIGHBORHOODS
Extending the Hills, Strengthening the Edges
2
PRODUCTIVE SPINES
A Matrix of Water, Economy and Ecology
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STRATEGIC LAYERING
Layering Ecology, Economy and History
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CONCEPTPLAN
1. BRIDGING NEIGHBORHOODS
CONCEPTPLAN
732. PRODUCTIVE SPINES
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CONCEPTPLAN
3. STRATEGIC LAYERING
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