Kenmore Square North (WHOOP) | 533-541 Commonwealth Ave | Fenway

[curcuas]

There is no mention of that site in the BU IMP. My guess is that BU has some long range plans for the site along with the classroom building (former auto parts shop) and the 575 Comm dorm (former HoJo). Possibly a mixed use project with Retail etc. on the first floor and BU departments above.

A friend is a prof at BU in a department angling for a new building. This is one of the spots where a new academic building could go, but not the top priority one as far as can be told. It seems like his dep't is getting a building on a lot on Bay State Road back behind the old, main buildings on Comm Ave.

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_6723 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6722 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6740 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6742 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_6747 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_6707 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[rjacobs]

After the Hotel Buckminster across the street is demolished to become a lab, I'm half-expecting a 'THERE IT IS!' sign to go up as a response to the 'WHOOP' sign. It would be a signage 'call and response' from hell.

 

[Charlie_mta]

After the Hotel Buckminster across the street is demolished to become a lab, I'm half-expecting a 'THERE IT IS!' sign to go up as a response to the 'WHOOP' sign. It would be a signage 'call and response' from hell.

Good one. I'm also expecting a supplemental sign under the WHOOP sign that says:
"Home of the world famous WHOOP Burger".

 

[Arenacale]

IMG_6707 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

Man, I hate this angle. It looks like someone lobbed off half the building. Not that the view from Kenmore is perfect, but looks like that's the only angle they paid any attention to in designing this thing.

 

[RandomWalk]

It’s a party wall. Someone probably has a design for the Double Whoop next door sitting on a computer somewhere.

 

[stick n move]

After the Hotel Buckminster across the street is demolished to become a lab, I'm half-expecting a 'THERE IT IS!' sign to go up as a response to the 'WHOOP' sign. It would be a signage 'call and response' from hell.

Theyre supposedly going to convert the building to labs, which would be the most expensive conversion ever, but my hope is instead of deciding to demo it they decide to turn it into apartments.

 

[shmessy]

Good one. I'm also expecting a supplemental sign under the WHOOP sign that says:
"Home of the world famous WHOOP Burger".

You mean the Whooper.

 

[kingofsheeba]

You mean the Whooper.

Too bad we can’t have it our way when it comes to this awful brick exterior.

 

[tobyjug]

Reminds me of the old Ford assembly plant across the river.

 

[Charlie_mta]

Too bad we can’t have it our way when it comes to this awful brick exterior.

The color is ultimately hideous, so I'm thinking it would be better to paint a completely different color over it.

 

[bakgwailo]

Too bad we can’t have it our way when it comes to this awful brick exterior.

"Brick" is a rather generous way to describe it.

 

[Neon]

Choices were made

 

[Winston3D]

This is, undoubtedly, one of the buildings ever built.

 

[tobyjug]

This is, undoubtedly, one of the buildings ever built.

Can’t argue with that!

 

[Charlie_mta]

This is, undoubtedly, one of the buildings ever built.

"This is, undoubtedly, one of the _______ buildings ever built."
I would insert "fugliest and cheap-looking".

 

[Czervik.Construction]

And on top of the Hotel Commonwealth, there will be a big, "shakalaka...shakalaka...shakalaka" sign.

After the Hotel Buckminster across the street is demolished to become a lab, I'm half-expecting a 'THERE IT IS!' sign to go up as a response to the 'WHOOP' sign. It would be a signage 'call and response' from hell.

 

[Beton Brut]

Reminds me of the old Ford assembly plant across the river.

The old Ford assembly plant looks like St. Paul’s Cathedral by comparison.

 

[shmessy]

"This is, undoubtedly, one of the _______ buildings ever built."
I would insert "fugliest and cheap-looking".

 

[DZH22]

11/18 From Mt Auburn. Mainly you can see the steel for the second building to the lower left of the Citgo sign.

IMG_6332 by David Z, on Flickr