an historic Theatre in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood
Built in 1918 as a movie and vaudeville house, the Strand Theatre (now owned by the city) has been a Boston landmark for over a century.
purely additive design
Rather than piercing, modifying, or rearranging the major structural components of this historic building, this proposal leaves the structure largely untouched.
NEW LEVELS
a series of winding ramps, stairs, platforms, and elevators supplement the facade.
OLD STRUCTURES, NEW POSSIBILITIES
LEVEL boosts accessibility y by activating and interconnecting its many previously underutilized roofs, platforms, and doors.
PLAN 1
PLAN 2
