BOSTON COMMONS

9,950 SF Multi-Family •  2021

Design Architect: Cotton Estes Architect

Architect of Record: Assets & Architects

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Boston Commons supports diversity and socio-economic mobility by providing affordable housing and a third space for building community in the urban core.

 

The Commons is located within a traditionally under-served neighborhood within a city that faces a housing crisis. At a national scale, wealth disparity, political division and pandemic has left communities more disconnected than ever. Boston Commons contributes to a more resilient city by promoting diversity and equity. The design encourages human connectedness, civic engagement, and a sense of belonging through equitable distribution of private and public outdoor spaces and shared amenities. Embanked parking preserves the heart of the site as a landscaped pedestrian zone.

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"I believe this where we have to go as a country in terms of creating affordable housing and communities..."   

- Christiana Moss FAIA, Studio MA, AIA San Antonio Juror

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Texas Society of Architects' Design Award, 2022  •  Texas Architect "Uncommon Courtesy" May/Jun 2022  •  AIA San Antonio "Unbuilt" Citation Award 2021