Working along the lines of Kevin Lynch this drawing outlines the important characteristics of Back Bay. It highlights the important paths and nodes that I am trying to connect via this intervention. One of the important points Kevin Lynch describes the characterized vs uncharacterized locations. Back Bay has many characterized areas they are just lacking a strong connection with one another. My idea focuses on reconnecting the important nodal points of Boston to the Esplanade via new paths and new interventions
On a larger scale the proposal has three seperate interventions. Located at the ends of Gloucester Street, Dartmouth Street, and Arlington Street. The proposal focuses on creating new pedestrian streets leading to each intervention.
With a small scale drawing the focus shifts to the intervention itself. The intervention is located at the end of Gloucester Street. The bridge is to work with the existing urban fabric and the esplanade
Working with the organization of the site the focus was on highlighting existing conditions. The proposal is created by mapping site lines, structure lines, and extended circulation paths.
An expansion of the bridge works its way into the landscape. Nature works its way onto the bridge, meshing with program. It explores how nature and program can interact with one another
The layering of circulation and paths to create organization
How program and nature can be integrated within the new bridge. Exploring the connection between the grid and the anti-grid
Different conceptual drawings exploring organization and mapping
The most recent model works with the integration of program into the bridge. It also shows how existing paths can connect to the new form and how they can be surrounded by the existing nature.
This model explores the structural expression of the bridge. Components of the bridge can be used to create level changes and certain spacial qualities.
The model explores a structural expression and how that structure can extend from the bridge to create form and space
The second iteration expands on the idea of layering and an integrated program. Spaces are starting to form based off varying heights of layered components.
My thesis explores the relationship between nature and the city. This model represents the juxtaposition of both environments and how they can be work together to be beneficial to the human body.
This concept explores the idea of infrastructure protruding through the surface to form space
Concept highlighting the layers of infrastructure and how to expose various structures
Initial bridge concept working with the idea of layering material and an integration of program
