Approaching this site (coming from Arlington T Station) after turning a couple of corners, one gets a strong sense of openness.Compared to the previous site we visited las Friday, this space is much more exposed and bright as opposed to the enclosed and narrow Louisburg Square.
As a continuation of the Boston Public Garden, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall emphasizes the symmetry and axial characteristics of the Back Bay's urban fabric and becomes a link between the residential buildings of this area with the green space of the Boston Common. This is also accentuated by the locations and positions of the statues, they are facing each other along the main axis. The statues together with the strong axis of the Comm. Ave Mall and Public Garden are responsible for keeping the sense of symmetry through the break that is Arlington Street.
Very much like Louisburg Square the site has many in between spaces created by the interaction of proportions between the surrounded buildings and the rows of trees. (See BB Section)
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