A place and a path
The Eastie Longhouse is a series of switchback
ramps nestled into the Rockies Urban Wild hill between Marginal Street
and Brigham Street in East Boston.
ramps nestled into the Rockies Urban Wild hill between Marginal Street
and Brigham Street in East Boston.
targeted at the local community and dedicated to all things food
The building comes equipped with a number of programs dedicated to food cultivation, preparation, education, and storage:
public - cafeteria, auditorium, market, bathrooms
private - kitchen, library, student residence, administrative offices, storage rooms
accessible, rational design
a visitor can step onto or into the building from either street and
meander their way across an extended passage to the other side without
ascending or descending a single stair.
meander their way across an extended passage to the other side without
ascending or descending a single stair.
Additionally, as visitors move from the main entrance off
distinct exterior and interior paths
The Eastie Longhouse's walkways are constantly coming into view of each other in passing
but never intersecting; the exterior greenway ramps always move in the
opposite direction of the interior ramps, which in turn constantly wind around each other but never cross.
but never intersecting; the exterior greenway ramps always move in the
opposite direction of the interior ramps, which in turn constantly wind around each other but never cross.
Reinforced concrete roof trays hold soil for green spaces above
The continuousness of these trays is punctured only by an alternating series of dendriform concrete
columns and polycarbonate-glazed skylights.
columns and polycarbonate-glazed skylights.
Glass Facades allow sunlight to penetrate underground spaces
The gaps where the roof trays pass each other are closed by a large south-facing curtain
wall that enables direct sunlight to enter the most public portions
of the building at the times of year it’s most needed.
wall that enables direct sunlight to enter the most public portions
of the building at the times of year it’s most needed.
