Amenities

In listening to residents, we learned that they wanted public amenities that would strengthen the bonds of the community.

COMMUNITY GARDEN This allows residents of the Gardens to actually have space to grow their own community garden. Some of the fruits and vegetables can be used when the public market is open. This promotes interactions between residents with similar hobbies to create a greater connection between one another.

FITNESS ROOM The fitness room will be available not only to the residents, but also for the youth center. This is where the youth can learn about physical health and wellness while being able to also understand proper lifting techniques.

COMMUNITY CENTER The community center offers additional meeting spaces for residential meetings, after school programming and provides activities for the local children and teens within the Gardens. This consists of a convertible meeting space, a lounge area, table sports games, two classrooms and access to the outside to provide space for community events, such as the annual Unity Day event, a public market, and BBQ’s on a warm Boston afternoon.

PLAY AREA Several current residents expressed the importance of an on-site playground for young children. Driven by concerns of keeping children in areas with adult supervision and away from traffic, we have designed the Garden’s central play area to be visible from the community center and integrated with the larger open common space.

PRIVATE STUDY AND MEETING ROOMS Connecting each building pair are glass vestibules with meeting rooms where there are a series of private spaces to offer quiet areas for studying or even an important business call. The private spaces as well as the two classrooms in the community center can be signed up for via online if residents want to book on a specific day or time.