Fenway Park

Fenway Park, home to the World Champions of 2007 the Boston Red Sox, is located in the dense fabric of Boston. Fenway Park is just as much a part of the history of Boston as any other building or park. At first glance, it doesn't seem that there would be a stadium within the brick walls. An outer structure of brick houses all of the spaces from offices to locker rooms. This blends the stadium in with the surrounding site. It is the only stadium in the country that fits within the city grid and fabric. Seen in plan, the streets form the shape of the stadium and in one place actually cuts through where the field would be. At this spot, the “Green Monster” was placed; a high wall that makes up for what would be more depth to the field. Seats were recently added to the top of the “Green Monster” which hang over the street that cuts through. Making your way around the site, the stadium is somewhat revealed. The high spotlights, scoreboard, and the green steel structure that is revealed begins to bring to attention that there may be something more to the building than what it seems.

Tent City

Tent City sits in an area where to one side is the dense fabric of residential units and the other side is an area of historic importance to the city of Boston. One would wonder how to meet such diverse sites. The apartments at Tent City is a good example of how to accomplish this through architectural design. Standing at the main entrance is a large curved building, in which to either side the building decreases in height as it steps down the further it goes. Behind this main building is a courtyard space in which the people who live in the apartments are able to use at their leisure. Towards the ends of the building, the height levels off to fit into the fabric of the rest of the residential units. Standing in the neighborhood, one can see the stepping of the building which gets larger as it gets to the side of historic and larger scale buildings.

Adam Sq.

Roslindale’s Adam Sq. was placed in the center of a very communal area. Many of the people that inhabit this historic village outside of Boston are able to enjoy its presence. Looking down the hill, the park leads to what looks like a very important area of the village, with its church and much larger scale buildings. Just up the hill, the park leads to an area of small scale shops. Just beyond the shops begin the residential neighborhoods of Roslindale Village. The park acts as the connection between small scale shops and residential neighborhoods to the larger scale, more important buildings of the village. This explains why many people are found in the park or around the park throughout the day. Looking at the section of the site, one could relate the site to an auditorium space. The park itself would be the seating, as it slopes down the hill to the stage, which would be the more historic part of Roslindale Village.

Northeastern Courtyard

This courtyard in the Northeastern campus almost acts as the central nucleus of this section of the campus. Providing pathways in every direction and for every desired destination, students continuously enter and exit the courtyard as they travel through campus. The dormitories that immediately surround the courtyard form their shape around the courtyard, creating a more indulged relationship with the site in which it sits. Large amounts of windows and glass also allow the students to have a relationship with the courtyard. Large openings are cut out of the buildings to allow passage to and from the courtyard.