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Landscape Boston Landscape Architecture 2015 Forecast by John Copley and Lynn Wolff
John Copley
Lynn Wolff
Boston will continue to be an active market for landscape architecture in 2015, with a variety of exciting projects beginning or progressing. The city’s new administration is encouraging expediency in permitting, which will lead to increased opportunities and project pipeline. With additional development, we see open space amenities, roof decks, and outdoor social spaces becoming necessities for developers to attract new clients in this competitive environment. Areas showing the most promise for 2015 include higher-education, traditional office, and mixed-use projects as well as
Copley Wolff Design Group designed the streetscapes, plaza, and riverfront park for Phase 1 of the new modern-day urban village located in Somerville. The firm is currently planning and designing streetscapes and a linear park for Phase 2.
multifamily residential developments. Within these areas, transit-oriented projects will continue to play an important
role as employers and residents look to move toward urban areas serviced by multiple forms of transportation.
John Copley, ASLA, and Lynn Wolff, FASLA, are principals at Copley Wolff Design Group.
Building a CONCRETE FUTURE To project the appropriate image for the Hanover Pier 4 luxuryapartment building along the South Boston waterfront while meeting the city’s strict design requirements, the architects chose architectural precast concrete panels to clad the building. “We chose precast concrete panels for two reasons,” says James Gray, principal in charge of the project at ADD Inc. “It provided an attractive and economical approach and it also allowed us to close the skin of the building quickly in an efficient manner. We’ve used precast concrete on a number of high-rise, multifamily projects, so we knew we could be successful in finding the right balance to meet everyone’s needs.” The development, at 21-stories features an L-shaped tower on a three-story rectangular base. The upper level of the base includes a swimming pool and other amenities. Precast concrete slabs and structural walls also were specified to provide support for the pool. The precast concrete components were fabricated by Coreslab Structures (Conn) Inc.
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