Wentworth Institute of Technology

Verdant Landscape Architecture collaborated with Perkins & Will Architects for the development of a new student residence on Huntington Avenue in Boston. The landscape design needed to be integrated with the Mass College of Art sculpture park and with new streetscape improvements on Huntington Avenue. The site development concept and planting design was to create a seamless urban setting for the new building and a pleasing pedestrian experience across city and state property. Coordination with Boston Redevelopment Authority, Mass College of Art, and City of Boston Parks Commission were critical elements of the project work. The narrow and shaded corridor presented a significant horticultural challenge for planting design as well as a grading challenge to accommodate ADA guidelines for pedestrian access to the new and existing buildings.