back bay boston urban study
DESCRIPTION
ARC 583 with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Spring 2012TRANSCRIPT
Photograph of Back Bay
Back Bay, Boston, MA
Philip Greenspun
1/2mi. 1mi. 2mi.0mi.
15mi. 30mi. 60mi.0mi.
150mi. 300mi. 600mi.0mi.
Google Maps
2
400’ 800’ 1600’0’
400’ 800’ 1600’0’
Wikipedia; Google Maps
Back Bay History
- Originally a literal bay.-Boston + Roxbury Mill Corp produced a milldam which resulted in complete failure.-Infill land after failure.-1882: Infill complete; gravel transported by Gross + Munson GMI Railroad.-Plan of Back Bay influenced by Haussman’s renovation of Paris.
3
Boston Area Forest Cover Map660’ 1320’ 2640’0’
Dr. Wangari Maathai, Urban Ecology Institute Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
4
Arling
ton St.
Berkeley St.
Emb
ank
men
t Rd
.
St. James Av.
Warren Av.
Chandler St
Lawrence St
Appleton St
W C
anto
n St
Stuart St.
Newbury St.
Cla
rendon St.
Columbus
Av.
Da
rtmouth St.
Commonwealth Avenue
Exeter St.
Beacon St.
Marlborough St.
Commonwealth Avenue
Huntin
gton
Av.
Braddock Park
Holyoke St
St B
otolp
h St
Harcourt St
Boylston St.
Hereford
St.
Storrow Drive
Gloucester St.
Fairfield
St.
Norway St
Ma
ssachusetts A
v.
Hem
enw
ay
St
Burbank St
Westland Av
Edg
erly Rd
Belvidere St.
CopleySquare
Commonwealth Avenue Mall
PublicGarden
Charles River Esplanade
Sout
hwest
Corri
dor Park
Christian SciencePlaza
SymphonyCommunity
Park
Fenway CommunityHealth Center
HynesConvention Center
Institute for Contemporary Art
PrudentialTower
HiltonHotel
Berklee Collegeof Music
St. Cecilia'sChurch 111 Huntington
AvenueSheraton
Hotel Tent CityApartments
NewburyCollege
BostonArchitectural
Center
MassachusettsCommunications
CollegeLord & Taylor
BurdettSchool
KingsleyMontessori
School
Copley PlazaHotel
John HancockTower
TrinityChurch
SnowdenHigh School
Old SouthChurch
Arlington StreetChurch
Churchof the Covenant
First BaptistChurch
CommonwealthDay SchoolNewman
PreparatorySchool
Boston Centerfor Adult Education
First LutheranChurch
EmmanuelChurch
FisherCollege
The Mother Church,The First Church of Christ, Scientist
McKinley/Mackey School
District D-4 Police Station
Boston Centerfor the Arts
EmersonCollege
HatchShell
Churchof the Advent
Hynes ConventionCenter/ICA
Back Bay/South End
Copley
Arlington
Prudential
Boston Public Library
500 Bolyston Street
New England Financial
Westin Hotel
Copley Place
Prudential Center
Back Bay
feet
Street and Building Names150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
5
Boston Public Garden
Trinity Chruch John Hancock TowerWikipedia; the Dirty Roofer; Open Buildings; Google Maps
6
Boston Public Library Prudential CenterExplore Boston; Andrew Collins; Velocity Press; Google Maps
Charles RiverKey Map
7
Figure Ground150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
8
RURALZONE
N A T U R A LZ O N E
SUB-U R B A NZ O N E
URBA N CENTER Z O N E
URBA N CORE Z O N ET4 T5 T6G ENERA L
URBAN Z O N ET3 SD S P E C I ALDISTRICTT2T1
R U R A L I I I I I I I I I I T R A N S E C T I I I I I I I I I I U R B A N
Transect Map150’ 300’ 600’0’
DPZ Lexicon Transect Diagram; Google Maps
9
1-3 Family Residenrial Use150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
10
Apartment Residential Use150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
11
Mixed Use150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
12
Institutional Use150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
13
Commercial Use150’ 300’ 600’0’
Presidential Properties Zoning and Use Map; Google Maps
14
Open Space150’ 300’ 600’0’
Google Maps
15
MTBA Subway T Lines150’ 300’ 600’0’
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Google Maps
16
MTBA Bus T Lines150’ 300’ 600’0’
Google Maps
17
1/4 m
ile 1/2 mile
1/4 m
ile 1/2 mile
1/4 m
ile 1/2 mile
1/4 m
ile 1/2 mile
1/4 m
ileMTBA T Stops150’ 300’ 600’0’
Google Maps
18
Street Network150’ 300’ 600’0’
Alleys/Small Streets
Small Streets
Main Streets
Below Ground Highway
Google Maps
19
Google Maps
Elongated Block Structure37’ 74’ 148’0’
20
Commonwealth Avenue
Typical Alley
Beacon Street
Google Maps
21
Beacon Street Frontage Beacon Street Section Proportions
Landscape
Building
Beacon Street Section
12’-0” 12’-0” 4’-0” 4’-0”12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0”
60’-0”
Google Maps
22
Darmouth + Beacon Alley Street Frontage
Alley Section Proportions
Building
Darmouth + Beacon Alley Street Section
25’-0” 25’-0”10’-0”
60’-0”
Google Maps
23
Commonwealth Avenue Street Section
20’-0” 20’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 36’-0”
50’-0”
Beacon Street Frontage
Google Maps
24
12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 12’-0” 20’-0” 20’-0”36’-0”
Commonwealth Avenue Section Proportions
Landscape
Building
Google Maps
25
26
Google Images
27
Carlo J Guzman De JesusARC 583 Urbanism Research Project
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Back Bay, Boston, MA, USASpring 2012