Street Level, Plan
The Hive Hostel, Boylston St, Boston, MA
hand technical drawings
An unfinished project from a design studio class, based on Boylston St. A hostel for young people, to engage them with the Boston social atmosphere and act as a beacon for social and artistic endeavours.
Section A, from Boylston to the railway/highway.
The Hive Hostel, Boylston St, Boston, MA
hand technical drawings
Ground floor is a vaulting lobby, full of spaces that encourage sharing, performance and socializing. The 2nd floor is a lounge and common space, including a kitchen area, communal dining space and lounge areas. Levels 3-8 are rooms, ranging from private to 10 beds. The top floor is offices, along with a spacious area for either communal use of roomers or to rent out for events. Access to roof garden.
Section A, longitudinal along Boylston.
The Hive Hostel, Boston, MA
hand technical drawings
An occupied section, showing the varied spaces on the street level, the primary structural system, and some of the outdoor spaces which bring some green back into this dense section of the city. This section also highlights the intriguing form which creates variation in the floors and hoists the bulk into the aerosphere, allowing the ground impact to be lessened and encouraging beautiful urban views from most rooms and common spaces.
Brief sketch of front entrance
Exterior sketch-
Early exterior sketch
An early section-
An early section-
Sketching- looking at beehive structures, in literal and figurative ways-
Site analysis- acoustic diagram exploring the surrounding areas' affect.
Site analysis- looking at light
Exploring the footprint in early process-
