Commonwealth Ave.

There aren't many places in Boston where you can sit in a green space with streets flanked on each side, but down near the public garden you can find just that. It's much more elegant than it sounds. The green space splits Commonweatlh Ave in two and contains an array of trees, statues, and park benches which emit a comfortable vibe. The buildings on each side create walls which help enlose the space and the treetops come together to form a roof above your head, it's like being inside outside. Streets that intersect the avenue act as windows out toward the rest of the city, and there is a spectacular view of the city just beyond the Washington statue that greets you right when you enter the garden.


Here is a perspective sketch and photo of the greenway which splits Comm. Ave. in two.

These othe sketches and photos show how the space acts as an outdoor room. This section taken at the beginning of the avenue shows how each side of the street has tall buildings that become the walls of the space, and the axon shown depicts the intersecting streets that show views of the rest of the city.