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volpe working group - may 10, 2017

key planning principles

volpe pl anning study | may 10, 2017 | mitimco | elkus manfredi architects | draft for discussion

1.

PRINCIPLE: CREATE A

PLACE THAT CAN BE

A CATALYST TO SOLVE

THE WORLD’S MOST

DIFFICULT PROBLEMS

STRATEGY:

INNOVATION THRIVES

IN COLLABORATIVE

ENVIRONMENTS WHERE

PEOPLE COME TOGETHER

IN OPEN AND FLEXIBLE

SPACES.


2 .

PRINCIPLE: MAKE

PEDESTRIAN

CONNECTIONS

NORTH SOUTHFROM EAST CAMBRIDGE TO THE MBTA AND TO THE RIVER

MAIN STREET

BINNEY STREET

BROADWAY

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET STRATEGY:

COMBINE VOLPE OPEN

SPACE TO PUBLICLY

BENEFICIAL OPEN SPACE

SOUTH OF POTTER

STREET TO MA XIMIZE

BENEFIT.


3.

PRINCIPLE: MAKE

PEDESTRIAN

CONNECTIONS

EAST WESTFROM BROAD CANAL TO MXD

MAIN STREET

BINNEY STREET

BROADWAY

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET STRATEGY:

EXTEND BROAD CANAL

WAY AS A PEDESTRIAN

OR MULTI-MODAL PATH

FROM BROAD CANAL TO

THE MXD DISTRICT.


4.

PRINCIPLE: ENHANCE

IDENTITY OF KENDALL

SQUARECREATE SYMBOLIC MARKER FOR THE DISTRICT

T

T

STRATEGY:

MAKE A NEW KIND

OF OPEN SPACE

FOR MULTIPLE

SHAREHOLDERS THAT IS

BOTH A SYMBOLIC IMAGE

AND TANGIBLE PLACE OF

COMMUNITY, WELLNESS,

AND INNOVATION.


5.

PRINCIPLE: CREATE

LATTICE OF STREETS

AND PATHSPROMOTE PERMEABILITY AND INTERACTION

T

T

STRATEGY:

EXPLODE THE

“SUPERBLOCK”

AND MAKE SMALL

BLOCKS THAT HAVE

DESTINATIONS.


6.

PRINCIPLE: MA XIMIZE

MEANINGFUL DIVERSE

ACTIVE OPEN SPACE

SHARED BY NEIGHBORHOOD, CITY, INNOVATORS, GUESTS

STRATEGY:

OPEN SPACE VISIBLE ,

OPEN AND WELCOMING

AND MAKE IT VISUALLY

CONNECTED TO

IMPORTANT PUBLIC

WAYS.


7.

PRINCIPLE: INCLUDE A

WIDE MIX OF USESTO ATTRACT A WIDE RANGE OF USERS

STRATEGY:

INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL ,

INNOVATION,

MAKER, SHOPS AND

RESTAURANTS; MAKE

ALL USES DIVERSE AND

FLEXIBLE IN TYPE AND

FORM TO ATTRACT THE

MOST DIVERSE GROUP

OF STAKEHOLDERS

POSSIBLE .


8.

PRINCIPLE: MAKE

URBAN STREETS WITH

CONTINUOUS GROUND

FLOOR USESENGAGE PEDESTRIANS AND STIMULATE ACTIVITY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET

STRATEGY:

PLAN BLOCKS WITH VERY

ACTIVE EDGES THAT ARE

POROUS, OPERABLE AND

OPENABLE . PROVIDE THE

ACTIVE CATALYST FOR

RECONSIDERATION OF

EDGES BEYOND THE SITE

PERIMETER.


9.

PRINCIPLE: PLAN FOR

SUSTAINABILITY AND

RESILIENCYSOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

STRATEGY:

DEFINE VERY SPECIFIC

AND QUANTIFIABLE

OBJECTIVES THAT REFLECT

A LEADERSHIP POSITION

AND A LONG-RANGE

VISION BENEFITTING MIT

AND KENDALL SQUARE.


10.

PRINCIPLE: MAKE A

PLACE WHERE EVERYONE

FEELS WELCOME

STRATEGY:

PLAN THE USES,

SPACES, VENDORS THAT

WILL ATTRACT THE

NEIGHBORHOOD, THE

INNOVATION COMMUNITY,

VISITORS AND THE

CITY AT LARGE. MAKE

SPACES FLEXIBLE TO

ACCOMMODATE CHANGE;

DIVERSE PRICE-POINTS

TO ASSURE DIVERSE

ENGAGEMENT; VARIOUS

ACCOMMODATIONS TO

FOSTER UNPLANNED

ACTIVITY.

urban design prototypes


SCHEME 1 SITE PLAN

BINNEY STREET

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET

BROADWAY

MAIN STREET

AM

ES

ST

RE

ET

R1

R2

VOLPE

R3

C3

C2

C1

C4R4

VOLPE CENTER

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

COMMERCIAL


SCHEME 1 SITE PLAN

R1

R2

VOLPE

R3

C3

C2

C1

C4R4

BINNEY STREET

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET

BROADWAY

MAIN STREET

AM

ES

ST

RE

ET

VOLPE CENTER

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

COMMERCIAL


Note: Building volumes shown do not include mechanical levels.

SCHEME 1

VIEW FROM THE NORTH

volpe pl anning study | may 10, 2017 | mitimco | elkus manfredi architects |

R1

R2

VOLPE

R3

C3

C2

C1

C4R4

VOLPE CENTER

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

COMMERCIAL

draft for discussion

BINNEY STREET

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET

BROADWAY

MAIN STREET

AM

ES

ST

RE

ET

SCHEME 2 SITE PLAN

volpe pl anning study | may 10, 2017 | mitimco | elkus manfredi architects |

R1

R2

VOLPE

R3

C3

C2

C1

C4R4

BINNEY STREET

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET

BROADWAY

MAIN STREET

AM

ES

ST

RE

ET

VOLPE CENTER

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

COMMERCIAL

draft for discussion

SCHEME 2 SITE PLAN



SCHEME 2

VIEW FROM THE NORTH


SCHEME 2

VIEW FROM THE SOUTH


BINNEY STREET

TH

IRD

ST

RE

ET

BROADWAY

MAIN STREET

AM

ES

ST

RE

ET

R1

R2

VOLPE

R3

C3

C2

C1

C4R4

SCHEME 3 SITE PLAN

VOLPE CENTER

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

COMMERCIAL



SCHEME 3

VIEW FROM THE NORTH



SCHEME 3

VIEW FROM THE SOUTH


SCHEME 1 SCHEME 2 SCHEME 3

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