SEBASTIAN BALIVABoston ArchitecturAl college

M. Arch - 1st yeAr

spring 2016

PRINCE STREET FERRY TERMINAL: Boston, MA

NoRTh ENd CoNTExT

CITY CoNTExT

NodES + dISTRICTS

ThE PRoBLEM: site + context study

SITE

LANdMARk

FREEdoM TRAIL

hARBoR wALk

dIS-CoNNECTIoN

18 TuRNSdAniel liBeskind

SToCkhoLM FERRY TERMINALcF Moller

GovERNMENT CENTER STATIoNhdr engineering

Binet 1 Moller 3

SITE oRIENTATIoN CIRCuLATIoN

MBtA 2

dEPARTuRE

PuBLICARRIvAL

1. Binet, Helene. Serpentine Pavilion. 2003. Serpentine Gallery, London. Accessed January 2016. http://helenebinet.com.

2. MBTA. Government Center Station. Boston Accessed April 2016. http://archive.boston.com.

3. Moller, CF. Ferry Terminal. Stockholm. Accessed March 2016. http://www.dezeen.com.

ToP wALL GRouNd

FoLdINGSTRuCTuREdAYLIGhT vIEw

PRECEdENT ANALYSIS18

TuR

NSST

oCkh

oLM

FER

RY T

ERM

INAL

GovE

RNM

ENT C

ENTE

R ST

ATIo

N

wALL

TAkEAwAYS - Folding QuAlities

- FrAMed Views

- centrAl point oF circulAtion

TAkEAwAYS - ForM FroM Folds

- structurAl skeleton

- puBlic circulAtion Access

TAkEAwAYS - Building orientAtion

- FrAMed Views

- use oF nAturAl light

ThE SoLuTIoN

SECTIoN A

SECTIoN B SECTIoN A ZooM

SITE PLAN GRouNd LEvEL SECoNd LEvEL

ThE SoLuTIoN

CIRCuLATIoN_CoNNECTIvITY

PuBLIC_hARBoRwALk

FREEdoM TRAIL

A

A

B

B

1 - INdooR wAITING2 - ouTdooR wAITING3 - TICkET kIoSk4 - RESTRooM5 - oFFICE6 - GALLERY7 - CAFE

1

2

34

44

5

66

7

N N

ThE SoLuTIoN

ToP wALL GRouNd dAYLIGhT

STRuCTuRE

oRIENTATIoN

FoLdING

vIEwS

View oF ZAkiM Bridge

View oF Bunker hill MonuMent

View oF custoMs house Building

dESIGN SuMMARYThe Prince Street Ferry Terminal solves the issue of dis-connectivity of pedestrian paths that was discovered through site + context analysis. Drawing upon inspirations from extensive precedent study, the building’s form is established by folds originating from these existing circulation paths.

Influenced by the complex street patterns of Boston and the North End neighborhood, the building + site function as a central node where the surrounding streets, paths and districts meet. Its orientation draws in pedestrians from all directions, encouraging them to interact with the facility’s amenities and take in framed views of local landmarks.