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presentation to theBrookline Place Design Advisory Team

September 15, 2014

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Meeting Goals

Site Concepts ‐ Building Massing & Landscape Studies

Presentation Outline

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I.  Meeting Goals

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8/26 Meeting Notes

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Overall site strategy ‐ Importance of a cohesive organizational idea

Relationship between buildings and between landscape and buildings

Crafting building edges and the pedestrian realm

Key Points

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Establish DAT preferred site strategy

Understand DAT preferred elements of building massing and landscape studies

Explore design and programming of building edges & pedestrian realm

9/15 Meeting Goals

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II. Site Concepts –Building Massing & Landscape Studies

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Site Location

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Site Concept Diagram

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Site Concept Diagram

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Existing Conditions

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435 Parking Spaces on site

Zoning Scheme

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Zoning Scheme – View from SE

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Zoning Scheme – View from NW

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Scale Comparison: Brookline Place

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Scale Comparison: Christian Science Plaza Fountain to Brookline Place

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Scale Comparison: Trinity Church Lawn to Brookline Place

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Scale Comparison

Scale Comparison: Boston Hatch Shell to Brookline Place

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Site Concepts

THE BOULEVARD THE ROOMS THE GREEN

ZONING SCHEME

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Site Concepts

THE BOULEVARD THE ROOMS THE GREEN

ZONING SCHEME

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Scheme 1 ‐ ‘The Boulevard’ 

Scheme 1: The Boulevard

Plaza

Courtyard

Entry

Pearl Street

Route 9/ Washington Street

The Gardens

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Massing View from SE

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Massing View from NW

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1 NW Perspective

2 SE Perspective

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Building Façade Relationships

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Building Façade Relationships

Scheme 2 ‐ ‘The Rooms’ 

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Scheme 2: The Rooms

Plaza

Courtyard

EntryRoom

Pearl Street

Route 9/ Washington Street

The Gardens

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Massing View from SE

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Massing View from NW

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1 NW Perspective

2 SE Perspective

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Building Façade Relationships

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Building Façade Relationships

Scheme 3 ‐ ‘The Green’ 

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Scheme 3: The Green

SteppedLawnAmphitheater

Courtyard

Entry

Pearl Street

Route 9/ Washington Street

The Gardens

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Massing View from SE

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Massing View from NW

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1 NW Perspective

2 SE Perspective

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Building Façade Relationships

Building Façade Relationships

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Building Edge Typologies

Source: Gehl, Jan. Cities for People. Island Press, 2010. 247. Print.

Retail (Active) Office / Lobby (Active)

Service (Passive) Landscaped(Passive)

Building Edge Typologies

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Building Edge Diagram – Scheme 1

Retail (Active)

Office / Circulation (Active)

Service (Passive)

Landscaped (Passive)

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Building Edge Diagram – Scheme 2

Retail (Active)

Office / Circulation (Active)

Service (Passive)

Landscaped (Passive)

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Building Edge Diagram – Scheme 3

Retail (Active)

Office / Circulation (Active)

Service (Passive)

Landscaped (Passive)

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Building Edge Diagrams

Scheme 1

Scheme 3Scheme 2

Retail (Active)

Office / Circulation (Active)

Service (Passive)

Landscaped (Passive)

Plaza Images

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Active and Passive Programming

Casual Gathering

Outdoor Cafe

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Discussion

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