Urban Design Principles- East Boston
This project was part of the last core semester at RISD, called urban design principles. The project was situated in East Boston, where we were given a program to design affordable housing for the residents of East Boston.
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Preliminary study of East Boston, showing the urban fabric and how the community is divided into different parts. Also showing the main veins that run thorugh East Boston.
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One of the study models done during the beginning of the semester. Second Floor.
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One of the study models done during the beginning of the semester. First Floor.
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1/80th scale mass model.
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Earlier iteration of a floor plan.
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Final iteration.
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Final iteration.
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Final iteration.
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Final iteration.
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Final iteration.
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Detail of the Final iteration.
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