Groundswell: Sasaki Internship Charrette 2016

THE SITE

INSPIRATION AND CONSIDERATION

Watertownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion of the Charles River Park offers residents and visitors a chance to interact with the river; however, portions of the park are underutilized and the river is relatively inaccessible. Our riverfront vision places particular emphasis on fostering sustained circulation and user engagement throughout the entirety of the park.

ACCESS

DIVERSIFY FRAME RIVER VIEW

DRAMATIC GAMES WITH RULES

FUNCTIONAL

Groundswell: Sasaki Internship Charrette 2016

Published on Aug 15, 2016

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About

The 2016 Sasaki Intern Charrette explored the future of play through research, site visits, design, and play itself. The intern team developed a vision to reactivate a portion of the Charles River park in Watertown with Groundswell, a series of interventions including an inventive playscape that promotes adventurous, intergenerational, and accessible play. In conjunction with site visioning, the group generated iterations of a full-scale prototype to test how the play structure could be adapted and replicated at other sites. We are proud to present this work alongside exhibitions that profile playscapes at Sasaki Associates and the Design Museum Boston and to participate in a growing discussion of how design professionals can take a leading role in fostering play.

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