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From YouTube: Public Garden Tool House design Meeting #2
Description
The design meeting for the Public Garden Tool House which was the second one in this park project. We were joined by community members and stakeholders and eventually there will be conceptual designs to present and gather feedback on.
A
A
B
Thank
you.
My
name
is
the
project
manager
for
the
public
facilities
departments
just
wanted
to
talk
about
some
pretty
brief
points
here
regarding
to
recording
so
for
for
this
this
evening,
we're
recording
the
presentation
and
for
those
who
won't
be
able
to
join
the
zoom
presentation,
we
will
be
posting.
The
video
on
our
project
page
just
take
a
quick
reminder:
the
it's
possible
that
some
of
the
participants.
B
B
If
you
are
doing
the
presentation,
so
we
can
have,
we
can
let
the
presenter
finish
there,
what
they
have
to
say
if
you
must
interject
just
use
the
non-verbal
cues
and
they
should
be
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
then
at
the
end
of
this
meeting,
we'll
have
a
q
a
session.
So
there's
three
ways
to
participate
or
request
permission
to
ask
questions.
One
is
your
phone.
You
must
dial
Star
9
to
request
permission.
B
B
On
the
project
team,
that's
been
working
on
this
so
far
is
represented
by
Parks
and
Recreation
Department,
and
we
have
Ryan
Woods
the
commissioner
Kathy
Baker
eclipse
the
director
of
capital
plan,
Nathan
Frazee,
the
project
manager,
Tiffany
Caballero,
our
Outreach
coordinator,
and
for
the
public
facilities
Department
we'll
have
we
have
cherry
Griffin,
our
director
Evan
Brickman,
our
assistant
director
of
design,
Louise
Augusta,
our
assistant
director
of
operations.
My
selfie
link
is
the
next
project
manager,
Angela
Chan,
our
senior
review
architect
and
then
representing
the
design
team.
B
Who's
done
the
obviously
the
bulk
of
the
work
here
is
it's
your
architecture
and
planning
led
by
Brett
Benson,
the
principal
Marissa,
Bureau
project
manager,
Sarah
Richie,
project,
architect
and
Sherry
Young
project
designer,
and
we
also
have
Kyle
zick
landscape
architect.
Architecture
in
calzx
on
the
on.
The
call
here
in
principle
would
be
also
presenting
part
of
the
tonight's
presentation.
Next.
B
Briefly,
so
for
the
agenda
this
evening,
we're
going
through
the
introductions
now
we'll
have
we'll
briefly
talk
about
the
goals
in
the
schedule.
We'll
also
talk
about
parks,
department,
goals
and
objectives,
the
context
of
the
project,
the
history
and
the
existing
conditions,
and
then
we'll
show
you
the
plans
in
the
proposed
Edition
and
then
we'll
end
with
the
Q.
Any
discussion
thanks.
A
Okay,
the
the
goals
and
objectives
of
this
project
is
to
address
the
critical
repairs
to
the
Aging
building
on
the
site.
We
want
to
provide
a
maintenance
facility,
that's
sufficient
for
the
needs
and
care
of
the
public
garden,
and
we
want
to
improve
the
interior
space
for
the
parks
department
staff,
as
well
as
the
swan
boat
team
that
utilize
the
building
next.
B
So
in
terms
of
project
schedule,
this
this
project
has
been
going
on
already:
we've
been
in
design
for
roughly
about
a
year,
we've
gone
through
schematic
design
and
we're
now
in
the
mid
portion
of
design
development
in
the
community
input.
This
is
the
second
Community
input.
We
had
one
back
in
December
of
22..
B
So
then,
following
all
this,
we
will
go
into
construction
documentation,
so
hopefully,
starting
roughly
this
summer
in
August
and
construction
will
occur
after
article
97,
which
is
a
National
Park.
Service
review
has
been
done
so
and
then
finally,
we'll
hopefully
reopen
as
soon
as
possible.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
A
So,
just
looking
at
the
city-wide
priorities,
this
is
specifically
some
of
these
are
not
specific
to
the
building,
but
what
we
want
to
look
here,
particularly,
is
climate
resiliency,
health
and
community
building
that
that
specifically
applies
to
our
main
and
shed
tool
house
here
next
slide
within
the
parks
department,
we
have
our
own
set
of
goals
which
include
accessible
and
available
to
all
diverse,
balanced
and
efficient
mixed
use,
meaningful
and
inclusion,
Community
engagement,
adaptive
and
resilient
Landscapes,
and
in
this
case
building
and
then
promoting
connections.
Next.
D
Great
thanks,
snade
and
Ellen
for
that
introduction.
So
I'm
going
to
start
tonight
much
like
our
first
presentation
back
in
November
by
reviewing
some
of
the
surrounding
contexts
of
the
tool
house
so
just
to
orient
everyone.
The
tool
house
is
located
in
the
public
garden
on
Charles
Street,
just
north
of
the
Edward
Everett
Hale
Monument,
and
as
so
many
of
you
listening
tonight
know,
the
public
garden
is
an
extremely
active,
highly
programmed,
but
also
very
peaceful
refuge
in
the
Heart
of
the
City.
D
It's
visited
by
tourists
and
residents
alike
at
all
times
of
the
year,
and
it's
one
of
the
most
photogenic
places
in
the
city.
It's
also
big
at
24
Acres.
The
tool
house
is
the
only
maintenance
facility
in
the
park.
A
little
over
two-thirds
of
the
structure
is
dedicated
to
park
maintenance.
That's
only
450
square
feet
of
Maintenance
area
to
take
care
of
over
1
million
square
feet
of
one
of
the
most
historic
parks
in
America.
D
D
The
building
seen
in
the
1890
photograph
on
the
left,
appears
to
be
a
similar
design
to
the
public
Comfort
station
for
women
only
shown
in
the
center.
In
this
1912
issue
of
engineering
review,
the
Comfort
stations
were
found
all
around
the
city
and
were
staffed
by
attendance,
and
you
can
actually
see
that
the
table
specifies
the
hours
of
operation
and
the
number
of
attendants
that
were
required
for
it.
D
D
The
current
structure
dates
to
1946
and
it's
been
altered
a
number
of
times
in
the
intervening
years,
the
slate
roof,
the
windows,
the
wood
cladding,
the
decorative
wood
trim.
They
all
appear
to
be
original
to
the
1946
construction
and
at
some
point
between
1946
and
1997.
The
layout
of
the
building
was
changed
from
the
toilet
stalls
and
workshop
layout
to
the
current
layout.
The
only
major
exterior
alteration
to
the
building
occurred
in
1997
when
The
North
Door.
D
So
this
is
a
floor
plan
of
the
building
as
it
is
used
today.
The
interior
is
shared
by
the
park
staff
and
the
Swan
Boats
company.
Approximately
a
third
of
the
space
is
used
by
the
Swan
Boats,
with
remainder
used
by
Park
staff
and
equipment,
and
about
half
of
the
Park's
apartment
site
is
dedicated
to
equipment
storage.
D
There's
a
very
highly
used
outdoor
paved
area
between
the
tool
house
and
Charles
Street,
approximately
1900
square
feet,
in
addition
to
staff
and
maintenance
Vehicles,
the
yard
includes
a
dumpster,
a
cabinet
for
flammable
materials,
a
heating
oil
tank,
a
shed
for
the
rose
Brigade
and
an
unused
water
pump
and
outside
of
the
yard.
A
20-foot
shipping
container
provides
crucial
additional
equipment
and
storage
for
supplies.
D
So
in
the
next
few,
slides
I'm
going
to
take
you
on
a
photographic
tour
of
the
tool
house
and
then
our
landscape
architect,
Kyle
zick,
will
speak
to
the
surrounding
landscape.
So,
starting
with
the
exterior,
you
can
see
that
the
decorative
wood
trim
roof
profile
and
the
cupola
that
give
the
structure
its
character
on
the
south
side,
which
is
a
photo
to
the
left.
A
swinging
door
provides
access
into
the
swan
boat
side
of
the
building.
D
D
D
So
visitors
very
frequently
wander
through
this
busy
staff
area,
a
20
foot
long
shipping
container
sits
outside
the
fenced
yard
and
houses
large
equipment
such
as
two
golf
carts.
There's
a
skid
steer
two
large
mowers
for
the
winter
months.
Excuse
me
for
the
warmer
months
and
then
in
the
winter
the
mowers
are
switched
out
with
snow
blowers.
E
Thanks
Brett
islesick
from
Kyle
ziklainscape
architecture,
so
in
terms
of
the
landscape,
it's
interesting
to
think
about
this
building.
That's
a
building
sighted
within
a
large
Park,
and
it's
on
the
edge
of
the
park
as
well.
It
has
lawn
and
specimen
trees
around
it.
And
Then
There
are
a
standard
set
of
Furnishings
that
are
used
throughout
the
park
that
you're
seeing
in
these
photos
from
the
bench
with
the
cobblestones
trash
receptacle
and
light
fixtures.
E
Next
slide,
the
pathways
are
asphalt
within
the
park
and
in
good
condition.
The
one
on
the
photo
on
the
left
is
a
photo
for
basically
maintenance
access
to
the
building,
but
it
is
actually
very
enticing
for
visitors.
The
photo
on
the
right
shows
the
Charles
Street
edge,
with
the
maintenance
yard
in
the
building.
Beyond
The
Brick
pavement
is
in
poor
condition.
The
maintenance
yard
is
fairly
well
screened
with
planting
and
it
also
obscures
the
solid
fence.
The
screen
fence
that
surrounds
the
yard
next
slide.
E
E
In
terms
of
existing
conditions,
we
have
a
number
of
different
goals
for
the
project
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
those
goals
start
with
the
word
clarify
and
the
first
one
is.
We
need
to
clarify
that
this
is
a
private
maintenance
facility
and
that
actually
drives
a
number
of
other
of
our
goals,
because,
as
as
we
do
that,
we
want
to
start
to
look
at
the
pathways
and
how
they
lead
people
to
the
building
or
don't.
E
And
then
we
also
want
to
look
more
closely
around
the
toolhouse
itself
to
improve
safety
and
drainage
of
the
driveway
and
to
remove
that
shipping
container
off
of
the
roots
of
those
of
that
important
tree,
because
that
storage
need
can
be
accommodated
elsewhere.
Next
slide,
I
mentioned
the
trees
and
that's
a
good
segue
to
this
image.
E
There
are
five
significant
trees
surrounding
the
tool
house
and
there
are
many
more
beyond
that,
but
the
ones
we
have
photos
are
here,
starting
with
north
of
the
building,
where
the
the
shipping
container
is
now
it's
a
large
English
Oak,
and
then
we
have
an
Elm
just
across
the
path
from
there
and
then
to
the
south
of
the
tool
house.
We
have
a
an
evergreen
tree,
a
Swiss,
Stone
Pine
and
then.
C
D
And
just
you
know,
given
the
importance
of
the
setting,
there
are
understandably
many
stakeholders
who
have
a
hand
in
reviewing
this
project.
You
can
see
we're
about
halfway
through
the
design
process,
we're
going
to
take
all
of
the
input
we
received
tonight
and
incorporate
it
into
a
more
refined
design
that
will
present
to
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
at
least
twice
in
the
coming
months,
for
their
approval
and
as
Kyle
was
mentioning.
You
know
we're
really
quite
Limited
in
terms
of
the
area
where
we
can
consider
expanding
the
maintenance
functions
of
the
public
garden.
D
So,
first,
we
don't
want
to
introduce
a
new
maintenance
function
in
the
garden,
that's
away
from
the
existing
tool
house.
Second,
we
want
to
maintain
the
prominence
of
the
existing
1940s
building
from
the
public
garden
side,
since
the
building's
picturesque
stick
style
really
contributes
to
the
character
of
the
garden,
and
this
is
actually
a
point
that
the
landmarks
commission
made
very
clear
to
us
as
well.
Excuse
me,
so
any
addition
needs
to
be
located
behind
the
existing
building
to
the
North
and
South
were
constrained
by
the
specimen
trees.
D
That
Kyle
just
described
and
to
the
east
were
constrained
by
Charles
by
the
Charles
Street
sidewalk.
So
that
really
leaves
a
small
area
in
yellow
where
we
can
consider
an
expansion
and
I'm
going.
To
be
honest,
it
hasn't
been
easy.
We've
tried
many
many
options
that
balance
the
competing
needs
of
the
garden
and
its
maintenance
and
we've
been
pretty
lucky
to
have
a
patient,
client
and
stakeholders
as
we
work
through
these
options.
D
So
what
we're
proposing
is
a
new
Maintenance
building
located
to
the
east
of
the
existing
structure
and
set
back
four
and
a
half
feet
from
Charles
Street.
The
new
building
will
house
a
garage
for
maintenance
equipment,
a
workshop,
an
office
for
the
map
and
swarmen
a
break
room
and
changing
room
for
the
staff
in
a
restroom.
D
The
existing
building
will
have
a
garage
for
additional
equipment
as
well
as
storage
space
and
a
restroom
for
the
Swan
Boats,
and
given
the
historic
character
of
the
existing
building,
it's
going
to
remain
uninsulated,
but
will
also
be
mostly
unheated
as
well.
The
new
building
will
be
a
high
performance,
low
energy
building
and
will
be
heated
and
cooled
for
the
year-round
staff.
D
A
paved
area
directly
to
the
north
of
the
existing
building
is
going
to
be
used
as
a
temporary
storage
area
for
mulch
and
planting
materials,
and
then
the
larger
paved
area
will
include
parking
for
up
to
two
vehicles
as
well
as
dumpsters
for
trash
and
recycling.
Overall,
the
paved
area
is
reduced
by
20
percent
compared
to
the
current
condition.
D
E
Thanks
Brett
so
anytime,
we
plan
a
project
in
a
Historic
Park.
It's
really
important
to
plan
for
the
site,
preparation
and
what
that
means
is
what
do
we
protect?
Particularly
things
are
going
to
remain.
We
want
to
protect
and
that
utmost
importance
is
the
landscape.
So
how
do
we
protect
these
specimen
trees
so
that
they're
not
impacted
by
Construction,
and
then
we
clearly
identify
what
might
need
to
be
relocated
or
removed.
E
The
upper
left
is
an
image
of
a
bench
that
will
need
to
be
relocated.
It
is
a
bench,
that's
dedicated,
so
we'll
take
this
whole
collection.
This
group
of
elements
from
the
Cobblestone
to
the
bench
in
the
plaque
and
move
it
together,
the
upper
right,
there's
some
of
the
foundation
planting,
that's
fairly
old.
It's
getting
a
little
thin
around
the
base
of
the
tool
house
itself
and
then
the
bottom.
E
So
on
the
North
side,
we
have
a
10
foot
wide
path
that
does
not
go
directly
north
toward
the
Beacon
Street
entrance
anymore.
We
come
out
of
the
building
North
and
then
hook
to
the
Northwest
deliberately
to
one,
allow
it
easy
in
and
out
for
the
maintenance
staff,
but
to
not
entice
visitors
to
come
right
to
the
building.
E
A
secondary
piece
of
that
is
that
outside
of
the
building,
instead
of
being
able
to
go
right
into
the
the
building
itself,
there's
a
lower
fence
that
has
a
gate
that
that
creates
a
small
maintenance
yard
outside
of
that
existing
building
on
the
south
side
of
the
existing
building.
We
have
a
path,
that's
narrowed
to
five
feet,
and
it
would
be
for
Access
for
the
Swan
Boats
and
the
thing
I
should
also
point
out.
We
have
almost
like
a
threshold
or
an
apron
as
each
of
those
two
paths.
E
I
just
described,
meet
the
main
Park
path.
It
would
be
Cobblestone
just
saying
all
right.
This
is
there's
a
break
in
the
pavement.
There's
something
a
little
different
here
then
the
planting
around
the
building.
We
have
foundation
planting,
it's
all
different
types,
depending
on
the
if
it's
sun
or
shade,
and
it's
all
trying
to
be
complementary
to
the
public
garden
in
general.
E
D
All
right,
thanks
Kyle,
so
looking
at
the
building
again,
we'll
show
you
what
the
repair
existing
building
and
the
proposed
Edition
will
look
like.
So
starting
with
the
color
palette,
the
current
building
is
painted
a
monochrome
green
color
which
helps
it
blend
in
with
the
surrounding
landscape,
but
it
also
obscures
some
of
the
beautiful
detailing.
That's
a
major
part
of
the
stick
style
design.
D
So
we're
proposing
to
shift
this
color
seams
scheme
slightly
to
a
two-tone
palette
that
better
reflects
and
highlights
the
detailing
of
the
existing
building.
The
wall
color
of
the
Edition
will
follow
suit,
so
the
new
and
the
old
are
in
a
harmonious
dialogue,
so
I'm
going
to
walk
you
around
the
building
over
the
next
several
slides,
showing
the
existing
condition
and
the
proposed
improvements.
So
here
starting
from
the
north,
this
is
the
view
from
the
paths
that
lead
from
the
Charles
and
Beacon
Street
intersection.
D
So
in
this
view,
you
can
see
how
the
paths
lead
directly
to
the
garage
door
of
the
tool
house
as
Kyle
is
explaining
and
then
the
dumpster
and
storage
containers
sitting
to
the
left
of
the
building
and
in
our
proposed
view,
the
pathway
curves
away
from
the
tool
house
and
restored
landscape,
takes
the
place
of
the
asphalt
driveway.
A
new
wood
fence
surrounds
the
maintenance
yard
and
it's
going
to
weather,
to
a
natural
silver
gray
color
over
time
and
then
behind
the
fence
and
to
the
left
of
the
existing
building.
D
You
can
see
the
proposed
Edition
in
similar
green
tones,
and
then
this
is
used
from
the
suspension
bridge.
Looking
back
towards
the
tool
house,
and
in
this
view
you
can
see
that
we're
keeping
the
plantings
in
front
of
the
existing
building
low
to
highlight
the
prominence
of
the
historic
structure,
while
the
plantings
at
the
addition
are
a
little
bit
higher
to
help
it
blend
more
into
the
background
again,
our
goal
is
to
have
the
addition
visually
received
from
the
existing
building
and
not
compete
with
it.
D
Now
this
news
from
the
south
of
the
existing
building
at
the
Charles
Street
crossing
from
the
common
to
the
public
garden,
and
in
our
proposed
view,
you
can
see
a
new,
fully
accessible
path
leading
to
the
existing
building.
The
two-tone
paint
Scheme
highlights
the
wood
trim
detailing
and
the
woodwork
is
repaired
to
its
original
condition.
D
The
height
of
the
addition
is
limited,
so
it's
lower
than
the
ease
of
the
existing
building
slate
roof
and
then
the
wall
is
broken
into
vertical
base.
Using
wood
trim
that
Echoes
the
pattern
and
texture
of
the
original
building,
but
reinterpreted
in
a
slightly
more
streamlined
way,
so
it
doesn't
compete
with
a
more
detailed
existing
building.
D
So
thanks
everybody
for
your
attention
tonight.
If
you'd
like
to
ask
a
question
or
make
a
comment,
please
raise
your
hand
and
zoom
and
we'll
call
on
you.
If
you'd
prefer
to
submit
a
written
question.
Please
add
it
to
the
chat
or
you
can
email,
Nate
or
Elan
at
the
address
is
listed
here
thanks
everybody.
C
F
A
A
A
It's
not
exactly
sure,
because
each
timeline
of
that
can
be
different
based
on
the
projects
and
the
reviews
of
that.
So
right
now
we're
not
exactly
sure
on
that
timeline,
but
it
has
started
to
be
underway
and
soon
the
national
parks
will
be
aware
of
this
project
and
we
can
start
to
work
with
them
to
make
sure
we're
in
line
with
everything
that
they're
seeking
as
well
mm-hmm
Alan.
Do
you
want
to
speak
to
the
funding
component
question.
B
D
D
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
competing
with
the
existing
building,
and
that
was
actually
something
that
was
made
very
clear
to
us
in
our
reviews,
to
date
with
the
landmarks
commission
that
the
addition
should
recede
behind
that
existing,
more
historic
building,
so
that
that
is,
gets
the
spotlight
and
so
we're
trying
to
find
strike
that
right
balance
between
finding
Harmony
between
the
two
structures.
Without
calling
too
much
attention
to
the
addition.
A
Okay,
so
if
you
did
not
feel
comfortable
typing
in
a
question
or
speaking,
you
certainly
can
email,
Ellen
or
myself
and
we'll
be
sure
to
respond
with
with
that,
and
we
can
include
that
in
the
meeting
notes
as
well.
Now
now,
questions
are
coming
in
perfect
Colin.
What
will
happen
to
the
traffic
on
the
sidewalk
on
South
Charles
during
construction,
I.
B
Can
answer
that
I
mean
we're
obviously
a
little
bit
far
away
from
that,
and
all
those
issues
will
will
be
raised
with
a
GC
at
the
time
and,
of
course,
we'll
have
many
many
discussions
before
we
set
anything
in
place.
But
of
course
the
safety
of
everybody
around
the
construction
site
will
be
very
important
to
everybody.
So
we'll
pay
attention
to
what
needs
to
happen
to
keep.