Somerville High School Renovation & Expansion | 81 Highland Ave | Somerville

[RandomWalk]

They demolished the parts they had no intention of keeping, which also occupied the field location.

 

[SomervilleRed]

Terracing infill complete

 

[DZH22]

11/4 From Symmes Arlington

IMG_0045 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

Must b the soccer field

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

This project is so crazy. Opens up such great views of Winter Hill and Assembly.

 

[Javier]

 

[DZH22]

1/28 From Brookline. It's in the upper right.

IMG_0477 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Javier]

Any likes?

 

[RandomWalk]

It’s impossible to find plans for the field other than the conceptual stuff from the MSBA application. Has anyone else had success finding them?

 

[Javier]

Like? Anyone

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Got drainage pipes? Some crazy terracing .

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

That’s a lot of steel formwork!

 

[SomervilleRed]

What's going (to be going) on inside that huge corner block?

 

[Stlin]

What's going (to be going) on inside that huge corner block?

Apparently, a storage space for DPW.

 

[SomervilleRed]

 

[Vagabond]

That’s a lot of steel formwork!

So much that they should have reconsidered the GARAGE for the high school. It would have eliminated all the bickering about teacher parking vs bike lanes on Highland Ave.

 

[RandomWalk]

The sheer volume of gravel they are importing to sculpt the terrain is absurd. Whatever else happens, this will be one well-drained hillside.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

That’s a lotta wall!

 

[Badusername]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1659309870909194240

I believe this will be the second Miyawaki Forest in the Northeast after Cambridge planted one in Danehy Park two years ago. The method of planting allows trees to grow significantly quicker and has much more biodiversity than standard urban tree plantings.