Site Documentation

Begin at the title New Sites below and read up from there for newest work.

These are some historical photos of the area.

This plan is a key showing where all of the following photos where taken from.

After doing these diagrams I decided to move my site to a location closer to main area of Allston, Allston village.  This became my final site.

I then began to look at place around my site that already had the programs I was looking at putting in my design and began to map them out to see if it showed me anything interesting in relation to my site.

New Sites

After my first attempts a choosing a site I decided to focus on looking at a site in the Allston/Brighton neighborhood.  The first site I look at was in Brighton center.

Site 1

I began to look at this site because it is in a more suburban setting.  Within the town it is also located within a residential area, which interested me because it could give people I place that is within walking distance of their homes.  Also the site offers views from the main roads up to the site, which is something important to me. It also has a large open space, which could allow for more activity outside of the building.

Site 2

This site as well is located in the same suburban area but is located more in the center of the town and community.  The site is also located on a main road, which can allow for views of the site as people pass by.  Also the slope of the site from the street interested me, and how it could become more of a gathering space.

Site 3

I looked at this site because it was in a more urban spot in downtown Boston.  I like this site because it is in between the residential area of the north end and commercial area of downtown.  I also liked how this space has the opportunity to more of a gathering space and connection between to two parts of the city.

Site 4

I looked at this site because it was in urban neighborhood. Again I like how this site was located on a main road and how it could become a place that people gather and begin to stop at and relax.  It close location to surrounding neighborhood areas is something important because it could become a center for the community.