Beacon Yards

Urban Design

Charrette

2014.09.18

Presentation

Varanasi Team

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Why Beacon Yards

Significant Public

investments

Large Land Mass

with limited

landowners

Charles River

Active

Neighborhoods

Great Institutions

Transport

Infrastructure

Beacon Yards

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Nature of Opportunity: Beacon Yards is a piece of a bigger

puzzle

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Nature of Opportunity: Living with Infrastructure

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Nature of Opportunity: Living with Infrastructure

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Nature of Opportunity: Infrastructure Relationships

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Nature of Opportunity: A Missing Link on the Charles River

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Nature of Opportunity: The History of Salt Creek

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Nature of Opportunity: Reconnect the Neighborhoods and the

River

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Nature of Opportunity: Build Great Streets

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Nature of Opportunity: Making a New Neighborhood

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Nature of Opportunity: Preserve Skyline Views

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MassDOT Proposal 3F

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Proposed Vision

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Public Realm

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Birds eye view

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Public Realm and Connections

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Public Realm and Connections

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Cambridge Street Before

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Cambridge Street After

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Riverfront Before

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Riverfront After

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Promenade Before

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Promenade After

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Our Team

CBT Architects

Kishore Varanasi, Principal

Ganesh Ramachandran, Sr. Urban Designer

Kristina Ricco, Urban Designer

Yichin Zhu, Urban Designer

MVVA

Matt Urbanski, Principal

Chris Matthews, Associate Principal

Utile Design

Kyle Jonasen

Nelson Nygard

Jason Schrieber, Principal