Architecture //Urban Design Principles

Professor: Hansy Better
Year: Fall 2012

 

 

Boston is an extremely diverse city that requires great analysis and understanding to design within its urban fabric. The South End was our focus. Any housing complex should be able to provide not only a sense of community but also a sense of place and belonging. It is important to emphasize these focuses because it defines not only a neighborhood but also a city. People are funneled from public and private spaces with different focuses. thes focuses are of not emphasized by not only our sight but also social focuses on family, community, or even a student's focus on the future. 

All these elements play a role to funnel, channel, and filter people in various concentrations and scales. The mechanism is the forced perspective as a way to drive people from public to private or vice cersa. This direction or foce highlights a conversation programmed for mixed income housing. This in turn can restore the public's confidence in not only government but more importantly in the community enterprise.