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BIKERS HAVEN
ARCH 3170 | URBAN DESIGN STUDIO | 2022
Situated between the communities of Mission Hill, Roxbury, and public housing projects such as Alice Heyward Taylor tenants and Mission Main apartments, this urban design project acts as a catalyst for spontaneous activity and attempts to close mobility injustice of these underserved neighborhoods.
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Bikers Haven serves as an extention and connection of Boston’s bike network to provide access to other neighborhoods from Roxbury by foot and bike.
Ground Floor Site Plan
Biking Accessibility
To provide safe and reliable bike routes througout the site and minimize amount of vehicular traffic, to provide bikerelated programs such as shops, garages, and racks to foster a culture of biking.
Connectivity
To create an extension of the southwest corridor in a similar design language and connect existing residential neighborhoods to the biking network.
Community Engagement
To offer centers such as volunteer-run food pantries, a YMCA, and other programs to foster a sense of community and promote healthy living and friendship.
Preservation
To respect and celebrate existing street conditions of context by repeating similar street and sidewalk rhythms and carefully zoning the site by program type.
Open Space
To allow for large clearings for major bike trails and create a feeling of safety while biking, to curate long paths of visibility traversing the site.
Cross section AA
Longitudinal section BB
Vehicular street detailing
Transect 2
Residential street detailing
