RAQUEL RODRIGUES | BAC ARC 3308 | SPRING 2025
DORCHESTER WATERFRONT PROMENADE
SITE RESEARCH + ANALYSIS
VISION STATEMENT + PARTI
MASSING STUDIES
LANDSCAPING STRATEGY
SITE STRATEGY
GRADING PLAN
SITE PLAN
BUILDING FLOOR PLANS
BUILDING SECTIONS
SITE SECTIONS
PERSPECTIVES
GRADING PLAN
MATERIALS PALETTE
IXED- US E F AMILY- O RIENTE D OUT O D OO R PARK S
EISURE A C TIVITIE S
DORCHESTER
THE MIXED-USE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AT DORCHESTER SHORES IN BOSTON IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SOUTH BOSTON, CATERING TO FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTED PATHWAYS AND PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY LEISURE SPACES. INSPIRED BY THE RESILIENT SWITCHGRASS PLANT, NATIVE TO THE AREA AND WELL-ADAPTED TO COASTAL FLOODING, THE DESIGN INTEGRATES FLOOD MITIGATION, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT BOTH LOCAL WILDLIFE AND THE COMMUNITY. EMULATING THE STRUCTURE OF SWITCHGRASS STEMS, THE LAYOUT FEATURES CURVING PATHWAYS AND KEY GATHERING NODES, INCLUDING A PLAYGROUND, OUTDOOR GYM, AND COURTYARD, INVITING PEDESTRIANS TO PAUSE, INTERACT, AND ENGAGE WITH THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
THESE PAPER MODELS WERE CREATED USING TECHNIQUES LIKE FOLDING, CUTTING, AND BENDING WITH A FOCUS ON LIGHT AND SHADOW.
THE SELECTED FORM USED A SERIES OF CUTTING AND BENDING TO CREATE
THIS FINAL MODEL, MADE FROM CHIPBOARD AND EXPLORING THE TECHNIQUE OF BENDING, CAPTURES THE CURVATURE OF THE SWITCHGRASS PLANT WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE SPACES TO PAUSE, INTERACT, AND
THIS FINAL SITE MASS REFLECTS THE INITIAL FORM ESTABLISHED DURING THE INTENSIVE, REINFORCING THE DESIGN GOAL OF ENHANCING SITE CIRCULATION AND ENCOURAGING USERS TO PAUSE, INTERACT, AND ENGAGE.
FLOOR 2 - 7
GROUND FLOOR
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
