Site Visit 1: Louisburg Square, Beacon Hill (Sept 7, 2007)

Approaching the site from Charles Street, going up a fairly steep slope, you become aware of how enclosed the space is. Surrounded by town houses with the same characteristics and color palette remains a narrow grassy rectangle enclosed by a dark iron fence. The fence itself fits into the surroundings with its color and details matching the iron railings of the town houses. It's impressive how the although narrow grassy field becomes much more of its surroundings. Creating an interesting space through proportional interaction of forms and spaces, specifically the trees and buildings and the spaces created between them (green space and streets).

The sun makes its way in through narrow and tall gaps of the adjacent streets and through the condensed leaves of the summer trees.
All of these qualities make the space a pleasant and charming small square in Beacon Hill.