I finally figured out the fenestration of the second and third floors to my liking. The second floor is more open with awning windows below for fresh air flow during the summer. The materials at this point is brick salvaged from local buildings that have been demolished. Just visible to the right is one of the wind turbines.
Front view looking towards the outdoor seating area and glass stair tower.
View from the intersection of Hemenway Street looking towards the front entry.
East elevation
Rear view looking at the green garden areas in the first and second floor roofs and the wind turbines located along the rail line.
Rear view from Mass Pike showing the wind turbines and loading area at the rear of the building.
6 comments:
I see you have incorporated the glazing at the stair tower. I like it!
The front of the building is detailed out in brick. You may want to look at some banding or brick detailing. What is the back of the building?
I like the east elevation the best. It seems like everything is coming together here in a somewhat haphazard yet pleasing way. This would be very appropriate for the intersection of Mass Ave and Boylston.
You should look at developing the site. Some impervious materials that are more urban may be needed on the south side. More maintenance free on the harder to reach areas of the site.
I would like to see your sections to better understand the design.
I like the view from the Gehry building looking down onto your building. It really seems to be connected and make sense from this angle. The central staircase works as the core for the movement of the floors. I was trying to see if it is as strong looking from the Mass Ave and Boylston street but I find it a little busy from the angle you chose. The wind turbines will definetly create interest from the freeway passerbys. You show trees on the back part of the lot, would there be trees or vegetation continuing into the site a ways, hiding the loading dock?
This does look really nice. I like all of the opportunities you've taken to bring daylight into the building. I like the roof gardens you've created. I agree with Scott you may want to think about some impervious materials. I like the aerial view from the North, from Mass Ave. It really shows the building in context.
Nice renderings. East end of Feb 5th (?) looks much improved – less overbearing. But the door and railing looks a little incidental towards the big Mass Ave. I know the pointy site is a problem. Question: how to lead folks around to the main entrance?
From the northwest: the stepping and the skewing: it looks really engaging on the big road side. But is it as appropriate on the street side? Why not a little more friendly towards the neighborhood while keeping the “action dance” towards the traffic – easier on the structure also - sorry if I am repeating myself!
Turbines: want to be as high as possible for the wind – say on the roof top?.
Nice job with the renderings, but
you still need to clearify your concept and what this twist means.
I'd like to see you simplify the twist and only skew the second floor, giving prominance where all the action happens. Why not keep the ground floor a simple bar related to Boylston (local & public). The 2nd flr. rotates to the geometry of the Pike and region beyond. and the residential level rotates back to the Boylston geom. I like the corr. metal facing the pike and maybe this material wraps on the second twisted flr. The front & back notches need to correspond better to the interweaving of this twist. This will help you focus and clearify your entry & major circulation sequences. The big public stair and elevator need to have a more formal or more distant relationship--they seem to have just landed. I'd suggest you reorganize your second floor so the three studios spread out to fill the back (Pike) half of the bar and support functions moved to face Boylston. The enormous corridor occupying all the window space is definitely not working for you. Please remember that the view to the East toward the city and other BAC buildings is arguably the most significant. Right now you have an egress stair and bunch of insignificant faculty offices in this space. Why not pull the stair back to allow program to occupy this space. This would be much better on the ground flr. allowing visibility from Mass Ave and would significantly reduce the long corridor on the BR floor.
So, there it is. Sometimes a major revision is indeed called for toward the end of a creative endevor. You have good ides in this scheme, but they're burried in confusion now. Sharpen your pencil, roll up your sleeves and dig in. Good hunting and good luck!
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