Early Drafts of Possible Residential Barricades

Oh hey, here's some early sketches of residential feedback, I figure the earlier the response the more time there is to revise. (updated with a sketchup picture of the green barrier- completely to scale, take a look.) Oh yeah, and I had some ideas for after/before construction community interaction- what if various civic organizations, schools and churches could sponsor/be donated sections of barrier, which they could design the decorations for and plant. When the construction was finished these same institutions could decide where their permanent home would be. This would make the sections of barrier both promote civic organizations as well as be more acceptable to the neighborhoods- they would play an active role in their creation, decoration and planting.

All of these could be modified by being punctured by windows or shadowboxes to provide interest to passerby. Any side facing automotive sides would have flashing tape for enhanced visibility. Here's a quick rundown:


-Plain vertical and horizontal board walls: Drew this sketch during the meeting. Just vanilla board walls with adjustable or non adjustable wooden slats.


-Water Base Board n' Batten w/ Cornice: This is my personal favourite, it has a water filled base and wheels on one short edge to provide easy mobility. The horizontal boards reflect the residential nature of the houses, as does the cornice. This variation has a solar panel and lights built into the cornice, enhancing the "infrastructure" and increasing visibility both inside and outside the construction site. The solar panels are strictly optional, however, cause it would be hella expensive.

-Cheap Greenwall: Cheap greenwall is the most practical application of a greenwall, as it uses existing jersey barriers and chain linking fencing (check out Charles St. construction) and only requires the manufacture of cheap, weather resistant plastic planters. Similar but more expensive than this are the board and felt greenwalls.


-Expensive Greenwall and Board Greenwall: These greenwalls boast 10cm thick fabric covered panels. They could either sit on jersey barriers or be independent of them. I figured to include them only because they had been mentioned in the meeting. The cost would probably be prohibitive though.
-Jersey Sandwich: Two boards with digitally printed fabric depicting the redline through the pillars of a neoclassical station. Another variation simply covers these walls in stucco, which is super simple. That would be, hands down, the cheapest. It's ok to put plain barriers near residential spaces because you don't want to be too garish.