• Guest: South side of Boylston built on piers. • Eric: Nice delicate scale – moments that you experience, just not quite sure the moments have been brought together into a strong scheme. What happened in the canyon? Circulation space on top of the canyon, is it necessary? - Excited for the next step, review wind in the canyon • Kurt (structure): if you covered the canyon, it could become useful all year round. You could use rain for other reasons – glass covering. • Curt Lamb: what is this building like when it is raining? If planned carefully you can open all the windows when it’s raining. • Gerry: Cathedral in __________ (a project- we will have to ask Gerry) the gargoyles capture all the rain on the roof. A colored diagram would help showing the areas that have water. • Kurt (structure): a fountain in the pond would detract from the noise • Gerry: I don’t like being pushed aside from building while trying to get to the pond. • Curt Lamb: You can be giving back to the community with this space outside and the pond area. • Gerry: Include a diagram of Back Bay before it was filled in to show all the water.
I think your project wants to create poetic space! That's wonderful, Great spaces for the contemplative. The more I read the comments and examine your sketchup massing model, the more I thought about Antoine Predock's work and those of Frank Israel. I think if you use their precedent for inspiration you will end up with a great project. As you probably know, Predock incorporates water features that travel inside and outside the building, he embeds the features within the occupied spaces.
Israel's work was always about folding planes, roofs, great plans and kind of an industrial feel to it, very contemplative too, not as much as Predock, but good too.
I suggest studying the floor layouts in depth, see how that affects the exterior volumes, it kind of feels like the spaces are programatic and not laid out as a story that flows from space to space.
If the circle represents the water feature, could there then be a bridge or walkway just above the water, this would eliminate what appears to be a dead end.
The parking geometries will need a bit of restudying once you incorporate structure and also when you work on traffic flow.
I am not sure how you are creating communication with the community, the Canyon is very powerful, but not sure who gets access, maybe the community is able to gather in a green space between the existing building and the new facility. I saw you reduced your program from the 90's to 60's square feet, Is there a possibility to compact more and get more green/water area? Introducing Flora and Fauna on this site could present a delicate introduction to the Green belt down the Street (the fens) as well as to soften the amount of hardscape on this area. I think you have a cool challenge with a potential Poetic outcome. Super Cool!
I have had a very interesting and challenging week back at work as I am sure everyone has...after spending ALL of my time at work (one night with Jade asleep on the floor of my cubicle till 3 AM)I now get to devote my weekend to the next phase of this project.
Eric has picked up on the fact that I want the building to be less intrusive and that the experiences or moments are of primary interest to me... Kurt's suggestion of covering the canyon is something I want to look at further and Curt's suggestion of viewing the building in the rain (sound-the openness and the rain) something I also want to develop... Gerry (I need to see those gargoyles)I also agree with the colored diagram suggestion and the visual impact of the Back Bay prior to the infill (All great suggestions that I will be visiting) fountains and fauna...will be incorporated.
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Kara,
I will post your comments from the crit when I get home from work today.
Critics comments:
• Guest: South side of Boylston built on piers.
• Eric: Nice delicate scale – moments that you experience, just not quite sure the moments have been brought together into a strong scheme. What happened in the canyon? Circulation space on top of the canyon, is it necessary?
- Excited for the next step, review wind in the canyon
• Kurt (structure): if you covered the canyon, it could become useful all year round. You could use rain for other reasons – glass covering.
• Curt Lamb: what is this building like when it is raining? If planned carefully you can open all the windows when it’s raining.
• Gerry: Cathedral in __________ (a project- we will have to ask Gerry) the gargoyles capture all the rain on the roof. A colored diagram would help showing the areas that have water.
• Kurt (structure): a fountain in the pond would detract from the noise
• Gerry: I don’t like being pushed aside from building while trying to get to the pond.
• Curt Lamb: You can be giving back to the community with this space outside and the pond area.
• Gerry: Include a diagram of Back Bay before it was filled in to show all the water.
Kara,
I like your additional info on your blog, but I would like to see also your take on your crit and your proposal for next steps.
Kara,
I think your project wants to create poetic space! That's wonderful, Great spaces for the contemplative. The more I read the comments and examine your sketchup massing model, the more I thought about Antoine Predock's work and those of Frank Israel. I think if you use their precedent for inspiration you will end up with a great project. As you probably know, Predock incorporates water features that travel inside and outside the building, he embeds the features within the occupied spaces.
Israel's work was always about folding planes, roofs, great plans and kind of an industrial feel to it, very contemplative too, not as much as Predock, but good too.
I suggest studying the floor layouts in depth, see how that affects the exterior volumes, it kind of feels like the spaces are programatic and not laid out as a story that flows from space to space.
If the circle represents the water feature, could there then be a bridge or walkway just above the water, this would eliminate what appears to be a dead end.
The parking geometries will need a bit of restudying once you incorporate structure and also when you work on traffic flow.
I am not sure how you are creating communication with the community, the Canyon is very powerful, but not sure who gets access, maybe the community is able to gather in a green space between the existing building and the new facility. I saw you reduced your program from the 90's to 60's square feet, Is there a possibility to compact more and get more green/water area? Introducing Flora and Fauna on this site could present a delicate introduction to the Green belt down the Street (the fens) as well as to soften the amount of hardscape on this area. I think you have a cool challenge with a potential Poetic outcome. Super Cool!
Werner and all,
I have had a very interesting and challenging week back at work as I am sure everyone has...after spending ALL of my time at work (one night with Jade asleep on the floor of my cubicle till 3 AM)I now get to devote my weekend to the next phase of this project.
Eric has picked up on the fact that I want the building to be less intrusive and that the experiences or moments are of primary interest to me...
Kurt's suggestion of covering the canyon is something I want to look at further and Curt's suggestion of viewing the building in the rain (sound-the openness and the rain)
something I also want to develop...
Gerry (I need to see those gargoyles)I also agree with the colored diagram suggestion and the visual impact of the Back Bay prior to the infill (All great suggestions that I will be visiting)
fountains and fauna...will be incorporated.
Thanks to all and now to work!
Eddie,
Thank you. I will look at Predock and Israel...
You always have great comments and suggestions.
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