Equilibria
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800 PARKING SPACES
To be fair to them, they claim it's under the guidelines.
800 PARKING SPACES
What's your point? There is 88 more units.
All 4 buildings reduced to under 200', with 2 of them originally as high as 249' and 259'. What exactly is that supposed to accomplish, other than a squatter, more monotonously proportioned development?
I think the OP's point is what they stated: "a squatter, more monotonously proportioned development."
Seems like a legitimate complaint to make on a forum about architecture and urban planning.
Even the Volpe development team in Cambridge explicitly emphasized that staggering building heights (fostered by a greater range and dynamism of height) would help avoid the drab effect of monotony.
Street level and livability are incredibly important, but creating a vibrant city above the street-level is not insignificant.
I think you’re making a joke, but there’s a huge difference between uniform height that’s 3 to 5 stories tall (human scaled, not oppressive, and not monotonous, as is typical of most European cities), and 15 to 20 story tall stumps, particularly with wide footprints, which, like the seaport district, are oppressive and monotonous.It absolutely is insignificant:
Look at all those stumps!
I see your point, but I also see the other side, wherein most people (probably the overwhelming majority) want to have a car. Until we're in a society with really good transit or pooled vehicles, that will be the case.800 PARKING SPACES
All 4 buildings reduced to under 200', with 2 of them originally as high as 249' and 259'. What exactly is that supposed to accomplish, other than a squatter, more monotonously proportioned development?
Draft PDA: https://bpda.app.box.com/s/tk0g51l9qfure568vrp5446gg32evbesView attachment 38770Long-planned project north of Andrew Square starts moving forward again - The Boston Globe
The plan would eventually put 4 million square feet of housing and commercial space on 21 acres along Dorchester Avenue.www.bostonglobe.com
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Does it though?Looks like they did the massing and elevation visuals in an XLS spreadsheet. Gets the job done.
Does it though?
Multiple occurrences of a taller building being drawn shorter than a building it is labeled as taller than. Just matched floor counts.
Maybe to make the resi look taller in sections?
Instead of misleading folks, why not just actually build more resi, and they will be taller than the labs?
Looks good in union sq...