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Site Panic

So as I'm trying to decide on a site... I'm confronted with deciding what attributes my site and the surrounding area are necessary to make my project sucsessful. This is what I'm thinking...

- urban fabric
- an area IN NEED of community revitalization
(i'm wondering what this may actually entail - low unemployment rate? high crime rate? how do I know that it's in need?)
- proximity to art community (i.e. museums, galleries, art schools, art stores, etc...)
- easily accessable area (walking or T - i don't want people to have to drive here.)
- a location which can attract visitors (possibly easily seen by roadway or waterway.)

Macro: Boston. Micro: Allston? Revere? ????

Artist Village

updated program...

Housing: 33,700 sf.

Apartments:
One bedroom. Two bedroom. Family. (10 units of each)
A place for self expression & individuality.
Open studio apartment.

Communal Space:
Lobby, workrooms, laundry, flexible rooms, common areas, & cycle storage.
Buffer between private apartments and public mixed use space.
Awareness between tenants to promote socialization.

Mixed Use: 7,125 sf.

Market (day):
Sell Art. Teach Art.
Artist residents as well as city residents gather to sell, teach & promote their craft.

Entertainment (night):
Celebrate Art.
Space converts in the evenings. Individual activities like theater or movies or integrated activites such as dancing.

Outdoor Space:
Connect to Art.
Would help to draw in the urban community. Connecting housing and mixed use program.