Site + Program Fit

This is my proposed program for my subway station next semester. The majority of the program will be underground. The gross square footage will most likely be different than what is listed below because this does not take into account a lot of the platform space in the existing station.

Program-Fit

Program                              Horizontal Size               Vertical Size

Ticket Machine Area            300 sq. ft                        20 ft

Storage                               400 sq. ft                        10 ft

Support Spaces                   600 sq. ft                        10 ft

Flower Shop                        200 sq. ft                        10 ft

Bakery                                200 sq. ft                        10 ft

Souvenir Shop                     200 sq. ft                        10 ft

Convenient Store                 300 sq. ft                        10 ft

Net Square Footage             2400 sq. ft

50% Multiplier

Gross Square Footage         3600 sq. ft

Site-fit Program                   5400 sq. ft

Site-Fit

Existing Subway Station

Site-Fit #1:

Same above ground square footage as existing station just rotated to accentuate the strong linear connection with Faneuil Hall. This option with the larger square footage above ground would offer more than an entrance, it would also have plenty of space for a ticket hall.

Site-Fit #2:

Square footage was cut in half to propose 2 entrances that accentuate the strong linear connections to Faneuil Hall and with Hanover Street. The half sizes would be solely an entrance to the station with a ticket hall below ground, and would roughly be the size of the South Station subway entrance.

Generative Site Model v1 + v2

Generative Site Model - Version 1:

This model shows the zoomed in area of the Government Center subway station both above and below ground. The basswood sticks represent the vehicular or train direction of motion. The sandpaper represents the rough brick ground cover in the plaza, while the subway station itself almost disappears because it is an all brick mound. The string represents the connections between the sensory moments around the site. And the copper wire is the path of the pedestrians, singular and linear above ground but cross paths under ground but still very linear.

Generative Site Model - Version 2:

This model is more of a zoomed out site with Government Center in the middle and surrounded by Faneuil Hall, the North End, and the Boston Common. The orange string represents the major pathways taken by pedestrians either walking by, walking to, or walking from the station. The gray string is the underground transportation.